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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2001-0779

Original release date:10/18/2001

Last revised:09/05/2008

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in Solaris 2.6, 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to gain root access via a long username.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0 incomplete approximation):

CVSS v2 Base Score:10.0 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 10.0

Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#327281

Name: VU#327281

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327281

External Source: XF

Name: solaris-yppasswd-bo(6629)

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/static/6629.php

External Source: BID

Name: 2763

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2763

External Source: BUGTRAQ