CVE-1999-1585

Published Aug 30, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1566 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 1:56 AM
Reserved
Aug 30, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 31, 1999, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:50 PM