CVE-1999-1588

CRITICAL

SUN Solaris - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Last Stage of Delirium · cremotesolaris
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20602

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.1817
EPSS Percentile 95.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (3)
sun/solaris 2.4
sun/solaris 2.5
sun/solaris 2.5.1
Published Dec 31, 1999
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026