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CVE-1999-0056

Buffer overflow in Sun's ping program can give root access to local users.

7.2 High

Buffer overflow in Sun's ping program can give root access to local users.

Exploit likelihood

0.37%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Buffer overflow in Sun's ping program can give root access to local users.

Record
CVE-1999-0056
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in Sun's ping program can give root access to local users.

Record
CVE-1999-0056
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0056 No score

Buffer overflow in Sun's ping program can give root access to local users.

Record
EUVD-1999-0056
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f37w-7jp2-g9vf No score

Buffer overflow in Sun's ping program can give root access to local users.

Buffer overflow in Sun's ping program can give root access to local users.

Record
GHSA-f37w-7jp2-g9vf
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-1999-0056 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sun Sunos, published September 9, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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