CVE-1999-0334 — In Solaris 2.2 and 2.3, when fsck fails on startup, it allows a local user with physical access to obtain root access

In Solaris 2.2 and 2.3, when fsck fails on startup, it allows a local user with physical access to obtain root access

Published Sep 29, 1999

No CVSS score

EPSS 0.41%

In Solaris 2.2 and 2.3, when fsck fails on startup, it allows a local user with physical access to obtain root access.

No remediation recorded yet.

0.41% 0.00409

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00409

2022–2026

Table of values (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	0.41% (0.00409)	32.84th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.41% (0.00412)	32.66th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.06% (0.00060)	15.88th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.36% (0.00364)	73.22th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.36% (0.00364)	71.57th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.29% (0.00291)	64.13th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.95% (0.00954)	36.37th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 23, 2023	0.95% (0.00954)	36.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Aug 18, 2022	0.95% (0.00954)	34.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

Link	Providers	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0334		x_refsource_MISC

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Sep 29, 1999

Updated Aug 1, 2024

Reserved Jun 7, 1999

Updated n/a

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Severity n/a

Public date n/a