CVE-1999-0493 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-1999-0493

rpc.statd allows remote attackers to forward RPC calls to the...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

solaris, sunos
Vulnerable Versions:
2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5.1

Timeline

Official Publish: June 2nd, 2000
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 17th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.