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CVE-1999-1588

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 9.85%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1999-12-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-1999-1588
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
9.85%

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in nlps_server in Sun Solaris x86 2.4, 2.5, and 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a long string beginning with "NLPS:002:002:" to the listen (aka System V listener) port, TCP port 2766.