CVE-1999-0054 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Sun's FTP daemon, disrupting file transfer services.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0054?
CVE-1999-0054 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sun's ftpd daemon can be subjected to a denial of service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0054?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0054?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0054 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-0054 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0054 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w9v4-2rg2-7r9v.