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CVE-2001-0779
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.
High10.0EPSS 62.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 62.2% · top 0.8% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- 2763 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 00209 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNx_transferred
- 20011004 Patches for Solaris rpc.yppasswdd available (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- M-008 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:56 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- solaris-yppasswd-bo(6629) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:102 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20010528 solaris 2.6, 7 yppasswd vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- VU#327281 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .