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CVE-1999-1588

UNKNOWN
Published 2006-04-21T10:00:00Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
9.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.068
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 6.8% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.909
Higher than 90.9% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

Buffer overflow in nlps_server in Sun Solaris x86 2.4, 2.5, and 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a long string beginning with "NLPS:002:002:" to the listen (aka System V listener) port, TCP port 2766.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

sun

solaris

Affected Versions:

2.4
sun

solaris

Affected Versions:

2.5
sun

solaris

Affected Versions:

2.5.1

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-wh9q-9hjg-qw4c

Advisory Details

Buffer overflow in nlps_server in Sun Solaris x86 2.4, 2.5, and 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a long string beginning with "NLPS:002:002:" to the listen (aka System V listener) port, TCP port 2766.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1588
WEB http://lsd-pl.net/files/get?SOLARIS/solx86_nlps_server
WEB http://security-protocols.com/sploits/unsorted_exploits/nlps_server.c
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2319
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/nlps_server.c

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: April 30, 2022, Modified: August 1, 2024

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/nlps_server.c
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2319
http://security-protocols.com/sploits/unsorted_exploits/nlps_server.c
http://lsd-pl.net/files/get?SOLARIS/solx86_nlps_server
Published: 2006-04-21T10:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T18:19:09.412Z
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