CVE-1999-1080
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Description
rmmount in SunOS 5.7 may mount file systems without the nosuid flag set, contrary to the documentation and its use in previous versions of SunOS, which could allow local users with physical access to gain root privileges by mounting a floppy or CD-ROM that contains a setuid program and running volcheck, when the file systems do not have the nosuid option specified in rmmount.conf.
Affected Products
1| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| sun | sunos |
5.7
|
References
Weakness Types
NVD-CWE-Other
CVE Information
- CVE ID:
CVE-1999-1080- Published:
- 1995-05-10
- Modified:
- 2026-04-16
- CVSS Score:
- 7.2
- Severity:
- HIGH
- Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected Vendors
sun
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CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL