CVE-1999-1585
The (1) rcS and (2) mountall programs in Sun Solaris 2.x, possibly before 2.4, start a privileged...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1585- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1585- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1566 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1566- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fp24-hwrr-3jqm No score
The (1) rcS and (2) mountall programs in Sun Solaris 2.x, possibly before 2.4, start a privileged...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fp24-hwrr-3jqm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1585 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sun Sunos, published December 31, 1999. 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.