HIGH
Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in Solaris 2.6, 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to gain root access via a long username
Published Mar 9, 2002
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 62.19%
Description
Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in Solaris 2.6, 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to gain root access via a long username.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
62.19% 0.62188
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.62188
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 62.19% (0.62188) | 99.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 62.19% (0.62188) | 99.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 74.29% (0.74289) | 98.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 80.72% (0.80720) | 99.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 69.27% (0.69269) | 98.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 80.72% (0.80720) | 99.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 83.34% (0.83341) | 99.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 74.94% (0.74942) | 98.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 19.47% (0.19470) | 96.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 55.28% (0.55283) | 97.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 90.04% (0.90038) | 98.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.58% (0.95582) | 98.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 88.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/209 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUN
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-008.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327281 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/187086 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200110041632.JAA28125%40dim.ucsd.edu mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2763 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6629 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A102 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A56 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/209 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUN | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-008.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327281 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/187086 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200110041632.JAA28125%40dim.ucsd.edu | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2763 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6629 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A102 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A56 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 12, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0779
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a