CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0008

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
3.79%

89th percentile - higher than 89% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in NIS+, in Sun's rpc.nisd program.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, potentially taking control of the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in NIS+, in Sun's rpc.nisd program.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS