CVE-1999-0797

Summary

CVE-1999-0797 is a vulnerability affecting NIS (Network Information Service) finger daemon. An attacker can exploit this issue by sending a large number of finger requests to the vulnerable system, leading to a denial of service (DoS) condition. The excessive NIS queries caused by the finger requests consume system resources, making the service unavailable to legitimate users. This issue can result in significant downtime and impact network productivity. It is recommended that affected systems be patched or configured to limit the number of finger requests to mitigate the risk.

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