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CVE-1999-1588

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.8 Published: 1999-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Sun Solaris

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other, CWE-119

References