CVE-1999-0908

Summary

CVE-1999-0908 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Solaris TCP streams driver. A malicious connection can trigger recursive calls to mutex_enter, causing the server to panic and become unresponsive. This issue can lead to a denial-of-service condition where the server becomes unavailable to legitimate users. The vulnerability was identified in 1999 and may still pose a risk to outdated Solaris systems if not properly mitigated. It is recommended that affected organizations apply relevant patches to protect against this issue.

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