CVE-1999-1588

critical

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.

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-12-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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