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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: Apr 13, 2023
CVE: CVE-1999-1588
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

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

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Affected Software
References

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

http://lsd-pl.net/files/get?SOLARIS/solx86_nlps_server
http://security-protocols.com/sploits/unsorted_exploits/nlps_server.c
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2319
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/nlps_server.c

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