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CVE-1999-0139

Buffer overflow in Solaris x86 mkcookie allows local users to obtain root access.

7.2 High

Buffer overflow in Solaris x86 mkcookie allows local users to obtain root access.

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Buffer overflow in Solaris x86 mkcookie allows local users to obtain root access.

Record
CVE-1999-0139
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 Solaris x86 mkcookie allows local users to obtain root access.

Record
CVE-1999-0139
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0139 No score

Buffer overflow in Solaris x86 mkcookie allows local users to obtain root access.

Record
EUVD-1999-0139
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mrrg-f2wm-6g83 No score

Buffer overflow in Solaris x86 mkcookie allows local users to obtain root access.

Buffer overflow in Solaris x86 mkcookie allows local users to obtain root access.

Record
GHSA-mrrg-f2wm-6g83
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-1999-0139 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sun Solaris, published December 12, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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