CVE-1999-1131

Summary

CVE-1999-1131 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the OSF Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) security demon (secd) in IRIX 6.4 and earlier versions. Malicious actors can exploit this issue by sending long principal, group, or organization names to the secd service, resulting in a denial of service condition. This vulnerability could potentially be exploited to cause the secd process to crash, halting the affected system's operations. It is crucial for organizations using IRIX 6.4 or earlier to apply the necessary patches to mitigate this risk.

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