CVE-1999-0974

High CVSS 10

Published 1999-12-09 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0974, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Buffer overflow in Solaris snoop allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via GETQUOTA requests to the rpc.rquotad service.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0974

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C