CVE Catalog
CVE-1999-0273
MediumExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk1.36%
68th percentile - higher than 68% of all known CVEs
Summary
CVE-1999-0273 vulnerability affects Solaris 2.5.1, where a denial of service attack can be triggered by sending ^D characters in the telnet protocol.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can remotely disrupt access to the telnet service, leading to downtime for users.
Recommendation
It is recommended to avoid using telnet on Solaris 2.5.1 or apply relevant security patches if available.
Original NVD description (English source)
Denial of service through Solaris 2.5.1 telnet by sending ^D characters.