CVE-1999-0493

Description

rpc.statd allows remote attackers to forward RPC calls to the local operating system via the SM_MON and SM_NOTIFY commands, which in turn could be used to remotely exploit other bugs such as in automountd.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.77% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory sun.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91547759121289&w=2	mailing list
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-045.shtml	third party advisory government resource
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/186&type=0&nav=sec.sba	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/450	vdb entry
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-99-05-statd-automountd.html	us government resource third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-0493?: CVE-1999-0493 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-1999-0493?: To fix CVE-1999-0493, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-1999-0493 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-1999-0493 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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