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CVE-1999-0008

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.0410%

EPSS Percentile20.27th

PublishedJun 8, 1998

Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

Buffer overflow in NIS+, in Sun's rpc.nisd program.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Hp

Hp Ux

= 10.34

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Hp

Hp Ux

= 11.00

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Sun

Solaris

= 2.6

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Sun

Sunos

= 5.3

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Sun

Sunos

= 5.4

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Sun

Sunos

= 5.5

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Sun

Sunos

= 5.5.1

References & Advisories

🔗 http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/170

🔗 http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/170

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