# Sun Microsystems vulnerabilities

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/sun-microsystems  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Updated: 9 November 2026, 03:07 UTC. Rebuilt every hour.  
Data: https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/sun-microsystems.json  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Junglewise Threat Intelligence has tracked 11 vulnerabilities in Sun Microsystems: 0 in the last 7 days and 0 in the last 90 days, 2 of them critical and 0 exploited in the wild. The most recent, CVE-1999-0004, was published on 16 December 1997.

## Counts

- Last 7 days: 0
- Last 30 days: 0
- Last 90 days: 0
- All time: 11 (2 critical, 0 exploited in the wild)

## About Sun Microsystems

Technology corporation that developed computing hardware, software, and services including the Java programming language and Solaris operating system.

## Latest Sun Microsystems vulnerabilities

- [CVE-1999-0004: Microsoft Outlook and Solaris mailtool buffer overflow in MIME parsing](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0004-microsoft-outlook-and-solaris-mailtool-buffer-overflow-in-mime) (medium, CVSS 5, published 16 Dec 1997)
- [CVE-1999-0521: Sun Microsystems NIS guessable domain name](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0521-sun-microsystems-nis-guessable-domain-name) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 1 Jan 1997)
- [CVE-1999-0078: Sun Microsystems pcnfsd command injection and file permission manipulation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0078-sun-microsystems-pcnfsd-command-injection-and-file-permission) (low, CVSS 1.9, published 18 Apr 1996)
- [CVE-1999-0142: Netscape Navigator and JDK Security Manager restriction bypass](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0142-netscape-navigator-and-jdk-security-manager-restriction-bypass) (high, CVSS 7.5, published 1 Mar 1996)
- [CVE-1999-0208: Sun NIS rpc.ypupdated remote command execution](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0208-sun-nis-rpc-ypupdated-remote-command-execution) (critical, CVSS 10, published 12 Dec 1995)
- [CVE-1999-0627: Sun Microsystems rexd service weak authentication](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0627-sun-microsystems-rexd-service-weak-authentication) (info, CVSS 0, published 1 Mar 1992)
- [CVE-1999-1123: Sun Microsystems Sun Source privilege escalation in makeinstall and winstall](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1123-sun-microsystems-sun-source-privilege-escalation-in-makeinstall) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 20 May 1991)
- [CVE-1999-0209: Sun Microsystems SunView remote file disclosure in selection_svc](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0209-sun-microsystems-sunview-remote-file-disclosure-in-selection-svc) (medium, CVSS 5, published 14 Aug 1990)
- [CVE-1999-1506: Sun Microsystems SunOS Sendmail unauthorized access to bin account](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1506-sun-microsystems-sunos-sendmail-unauthorized-access-to-bin-account) (high, CVSS 7.5, published 29 Jan 1990)
- [CVE-1999-1467: Sun Microsystems SunOS arbitrary command execution in rcp](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1467-sun-microsystems-sunos-arbitrary-command-execution-in-rcp) (critical, CVSS 10, published 26 Oct 1989)
- [CVE-1999-1122: Sun Microsystems SunOS privilege escalation in restore utility](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1122-sun-microsystems-sunos-privilege-escalation-in-restore-utility) (medium, CVSS 4.6, published 26 Jul 1989)

## Most severe Sun Microsystems vulnerabilities

- [CVE-1999-0208: Sun NIS rpc.ypupdated remote command execution](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0208-sun-nis-rpc-ypupdated-remote-command-execution) (critical, CVSS 10, published 12 Dec 1995)
- [CVE-1999-1467: Sun Microsystems SunOS arbitrary command execution in rcp](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1467-sun-microsystems-sunos-arbitrary-command-execution-in-rcp) (critical, CVSS 10, published 26 Oct 1989)
- [CVE-1999-0142: Netscape Navigator and JDK Security Manager restriction bypass](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0142-netscape-navigator-and-jdk-security-manager-restriction-bypass) (high, CVSS 7.5, published 1 Mar 1996)
- [CVE-1999-1506: Sun Microsystems SunOS Sendmail unauthorized access to bin account](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1506-sun-microsystems-sunos-sendmail-unauthorized-access-to-bin-account) (high, CVSS 7.5, published 29 Jan 1990)
- [CVE-1999-0521: Sun Microsystems NIS guessable domain name](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0521-sun-microsystems-nis-guessable-domain-name) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 1 Jan 1997)
- [CVE-1999-1123: Sun Microsystems Sun Source privilege escalation in makeinstall and winstall](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1123-sun-microsystems-sun-source-privilege-escalation-in-makeinstall) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 20 May 1991)
- [CVE-1999-0004: Microsoft Outlook and Solaris mailtool buffer overflow in MIME parsing](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0004-microsoft-outlook-and-solaris-mailtool-buffer-overflow-in-mime) (medium, CVSS 5, published 16 Dec 1997)
- [CVE-1999-0209: Sun Microsystems SunView remote file disclosure in selection_svc](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0209-sun-microsystems-sunview-remote-file-disclosure-in-selection-svc) (medium, CVSS 5, published 14 Aug 1990)
- [CVE-1999-1122: Sun Microsystems SunOS privilege escalation in restore utility](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1122-sun-microsystems-sunos-privilege-escalation-in-restore-utility) (medium, CVSS 4.6, published 26 Jul 1989)
- [CVE-1999-0078: Sun Microsystems pcnfsd command injection and file permission manipulation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0078-sun-microsystems-pcnfsd-command-injection-and-file-permission) (low, CVSS 1.9, published 18 Apr 1996)

## Vulnerabilities per week

Nothing was published in the last eight weeks.

| Week of | Vulns | Critical | Exploited |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Nov 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources

NVD, GitHub Security Advisories, OSV, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Rebuilt every hour. Cite as: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, "Sun Microsystems vulnerabilities", https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/sun-microsystems, 9 November 2026.