CVE-1999-0033

Command execution in Sun systems via buffer overflow in the at program.

Published: 1997-06-12 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-0033 is rated Low Risk (38.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.14%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0033

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.64% 0.14% -0.50%
2 2025-03-29 0.14% 0.64% +0.50%
3 2025-03-17 0.14%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0033

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0033

OS Trackers for CVE-1999-0033

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-1999-0033: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-1999-0033

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0033

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ncr mp-ras 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ncr:mp-ras:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco open_desktop 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco openserver 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco openserver 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco unixware 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco unixware 3.2v4 cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:3.2v4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.3 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.4 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.4 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.5 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.5 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0033

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