CVE-1999-1585 — HIGH severity vulnerability (The (1) rcS and (2) mountall programs in Sun Solaris 2.x, po)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1585 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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