CVE-1999-1588
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 21, 2006 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:50 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSolaris
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 10%
SSVC
No known exploit
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://security-protocols.com/sploits/unsorted_exploits/nlps_server.cx_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/nlps_server.cSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
9.8CRITICALCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-OtherCWE-119
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