CVE-1999-1588

Summary

CVE-1999-1588 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Sun Solaris x86 versions 2.4, 2.5, and 2.5.1. An attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a long string, beginning with "NLPS:002:002:" to the listen (System V listener) port, TCP port 2766. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This vulnerability poses a significant risk as it can result in complete system takeover. It is crucial that affected systems are updated to mitigate this threat.

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