7.2

CVE-2000-0471: sun solaris

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
Published 13-10-2000Last modified 08-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2000-0471 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in sun solaris. EPSS estimates a 1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
39/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 13-10-2000
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in ufsrestore in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long pathname.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

71%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.35% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaselocalsolarisVerified

    Solaris 2.5/2.6/7.0/8 ufsrestore - Local Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Sun2 products
  • solaris1.1.3:u1 | 1.1.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5.1 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5.1 | 5.6 | 7.0
  • sunosna | 4.1.3 | 4.1.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8

1 vendor · 2 products

References

6 links