What is the severity of CVE-1999-0300?

CVE-1999-0300 is a high severity vulnerability that allows attackers to add malicious NIS+ servers.

How do I fix CVE-1999-0300?

To fix CVE-1999-0300, apply the latest patches from Oracle for affected Solaris and SunOS versions.

What systems are affected by CVE-1999-0300?

CVE-1999-0300 affects Solaris versions 2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1 and SunOS versions 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, and 5.5.1.

What impact can CVE-1999-0300 have?

CVE-1999-0300 can lead to unauthorized control over network information services, allowing attackers to manipulate user data.

Is CVE-1999-0300 still a threat today?

While CVE-1999-0300 was reported over two decades ago, systems still using the affected software may remain vulnerable if not updated.

Vulnerability/
CVE-1999-0300

high

7.5

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

1/10/1997

29/9/1999

20/11/2024

CVE-1999-0300

First published: Wed Oct 01 1997(Updated: )

nis_cachemgr for Solaris NIS+ allows attackers to add malicious NIS+ servers.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Oracle Solaris SPARC	=2.4
Oracle Solaris SPARC	=2.5
Oracle Solaris SPARC	=2.5.1
Sun SunOS	=5.3
Sun SunOS	=5.4
Sun SunOS	=5.5
Sun SunOS	=5.5.1

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Reference Links

http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/155

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-0300?
CVE-1999-0300 is a high severity vulnerability that allows attackers to add malicious NIS+ servers.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0300?
To fix CVE-1999-0300, apply the latest patches from Oracle for affected Solaris and SunOS versions.
What systems are affected by CVE-1999-0300?
CVE-1999-0300 affects Solaris versions 2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1 and SunOS versions 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, and 5.5.1.
What impact can CVE-1999-0300 have?
CVE-1999-0300 can lead to unauthorized control over network information services, allowing attackers to manipulate user data.
Is CVE-1999-0300 still a threat today?
While CVE-1999-0300 was reported over two decades ago, systems still using the affected software may remain vulnerable if not updated.

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