CVE-1999-1258

rpc.pwdauthd in SunOS 4.1.1 and earlier does not properly prevent remote access to the daemon, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive system information.

Published: 1991-01-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1258 is rated Moderate Risk (43.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.35%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1258

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 2026-06-15 1.82% 1.35% -0.47%
2 2026-05-12 0.81% 1.82% +1.01%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.81% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1258

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1258

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1258

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun sunos <= 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1258

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