CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0055

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.45%

36th percentile - higher than 36% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflows in Sun libnsl can lead to root access to the system.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker full control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the libnsl library to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflows in Sun libnsl allow root access.

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