CVE-1999-0339 — Buffer overflow in the libauth library in Solaris allows local users to gain additional privileges, possibly root access

Buffer overflow in the libauth library in Solaris allows local users to gain additional privileges, possibly root access

Published Sep 29, 1999

No CVSS score

EPSS 0.40%

Buffer overflow in the libauth library in Solaris allows local users to gain additional privileges, possibly root access.

No remediation recorded yet.

0.40% 0.00396

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

EPSS probability 0.00396

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	0.40% (0.00396)	31.51th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.40% (0.00400)	31.52th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.06% (0.00063)	16.98th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	15.20th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 4, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	13.00th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00044)	10.97th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00890)	30.33th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Mar 3, 2023	0.89% (0.00890)	30.33th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Aug 18, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	28.33th	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-1999-0339		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