Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-1999-0966

Buffer overflow in Solaris getopt in libc allows local users to gain root privileges via a long argv[0].

  • Published: Jan 27, 1997
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-1999-0966
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
sun / sunos 5.5 5.5.x