When was CVE-2001-0779 disclosed?

CVE-2001-0779 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 18, 2001, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2001-0779 actively exploited?

CVE-2001-0779 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2001-0779?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2001-0779, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2001-0779

NONECVSS 0.0Weaponized

0.0

Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in Solaris 2.6, 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to gain root access via a long username.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 98.9%
KEV: Not listed

References (18)

cve@mitrehttp://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/209
cve@mitrehttp://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-008.shtml
cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327281
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/187086
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200110041632.JAA28125%40dim.ucsd.edu
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2763
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6629
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A102
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A56
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/209
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-008.shtml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327281
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/187086
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200110041632.JAA28125%40dim.ucsd.edu
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2763

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