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CVE-1999-1588

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.

  • Published: Dec 31, 1999
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-1999-1588
  • Severity: Critical
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Critical
  • Score: 9.8
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 10
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
sun / solaris 2.4 2.4.x
sun / solaris 2.5.1 2.5.1.x
sun / solaris 2.5 2.5.x