CVE-2001-0779
Estado: ModificadaAlta (10)—💥 Exploit
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Puntuación base: 10
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 62%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 99
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
💥 Exploits públicos
Hay código de explotación o plantillas de detección públicos. No es lo mismo que explotación activa confirmada (KEV), pero aumenta el riesgo: parchee con prioridad.
- Publicado en Exploit-DB · OpenServer 5.0.5/5.0.6 / HP-UX 10/11 / Solaris 2.6/7.0/8 - rpc.yppasswdd Buffer Overrun (10/5/2001)
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/209
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-008.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327281
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/187086
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200110041632.JAA28125%40dim.ucsd.edu
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2763
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6629
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A102
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A56
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/209
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-008.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327281
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/187086
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200110041632.JAA28125%40dim.ucsd.edu
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2763
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6629
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A102
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A56
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