CVE-1999-1585
High
Description
The (1) rcS and (2) mountall programs in Sun Solaris 2.x, possibly before 2.4, start a privileged shell on the system console if fsck fails while the system is booting, which allows attackers with physical access to gain root privileges.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
Product
Sunos
PublishedDec 31, 1999
First seenDec 31, 1999
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sun sunos | 5.0 | — |
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