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CVE-1999-1419

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1997-07-30 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in nss_nisplus.so.1 library in NIS+ in Solaris 2.3 and 2.4 allows local users to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Sun Solaris: 2.4
• Sunos: 5.3, 5.4

References

• http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/148
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7535.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/219
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/148
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7535.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/219

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