First published: Mon Mar 01 1999(Updated: )
Solaris syslogd crashes when receiving a message from a host that doesn't have an inverse DNS entry.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Sun SunOS | =5.4 | |
=5.4 |
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CVE-1999-0223 is considered to have a moderate severity as it can cause system outages.
To fix CVE-1999-0223, ensure that your system is configured to validate incoming messages from hosts.
CVE-1999-0223 affects Solaris systems running SunOS version 5.4.
The potential consequences of CVE-1999-0223 include syslogd crashes leading to loss of logging functionality.
Yes, a patch is available that addresses the issue caused by CVE-1999-0223, specific to SunOS 5.4.