CVE-1999-0273

CVSS 2.0 Score 5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Jan 1, 1998
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-1999-0273 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Solaris 2.5.1's telnet service. Maliciously crafted input, specifically the ^D character, if sent to the targeted system can cause the telnet daemon to crash, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. This issue can be exploited to disrupt the availability of network services and potentially lead to more severe consequences. It is recommended that affected systems be updated to a patched version as soon as possible to mitigate this vulnerability.

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