CVE-1999-1588

Summary

CVE-1999-1588 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Sun Solaris x86 versions 2.4, 2.5, and 2.5.1. An attacker can exploit this issue by sending a long string starting with "NLPS:002:002:" to the listen port (TCP 2766) of the nlps_server. Successful exploitation grants the attacker root privileges, allowing them to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system. This vulnerability poses a significant risk, as remote attackers can potentially gain complete control over affected systems.

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