CVE-1999-1588

Published: Dec 31, 1999Modified: Apr 16, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Sun: Solaris

Sun

1 product

Solaris

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Sun Solaris	Version 2.4
Sun Solaris	Version 2.5.1
Sun Solaris	Version 2.5

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (8)

http://lsd-pl.net/files/get?SOLARIS/solx86_nlps_server

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security-protocols.com/sploits/unsorted_exploits/nlps_server.c

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2319

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/nlps_server.c

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://lsd-pl.net/files/get?SOLARIS/solx86_nlps_server

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://security-protocols.com/sploits/unsorted_exploits/nlps_server.c

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2319

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/nlps_server.c

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

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