CVE-1999-0300

Summary

CVE-1999-0300 is a vulnerability affecting the nis_cachemgr component of Solaris NIS+. An attacker can exploit this weakness by adding malicious NIS+ servers, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive information or even taking control of the affected system. This issue represents a significant risk to systems utilizing NIS+ for network information services, as it allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack the service and manipulate data. Organizations using Solaris NIS+ are strongly advised to apply the available patch to mitigate this vulnerability.

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