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CVE-2000-0055

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-01-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Solaris chkperm command allows local users to gain root access via a long -n option.

Affected products

• Sun Solaris: 2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6, 7.0
• Sunos: 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.7

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/918
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/918

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