CVE-1999-0223

Summary

CVE-1999-0223 refers to a vulnerability in the Solaris syslogd service. This issue causes the syslogd daemon to crash when it receives a message from a host without a valid inverse DNS entry. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious messages to the affected system, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. The absence of an inverse DNS entry does not necessarily indicate malicious intent, but it can be exploited in this context. This vulnerability affects older versions of Solaris and is considered an important security concern due to the potential for system instability and service disruption.

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