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
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