CVE-1999-0974

Summary

CVE-1999-0974 is a significant buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the Solaris operating system. This issue lies within the rpc.rquotad service, which handles GETQUOTA requests. Malicious actors can exploit this vulnerability remotely, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. Successful exploitation grants the attacker root privileges, posing a severe security risk to the affected system. Organizations using Solaris are urged to apply the available patch as soon as possible to mitigate this vulnerability.

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