CVE-1999-0213 Denial of service in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published 4 Feb 2000 Updated 1 Aug 2024

An attacker can cause a denial of service in rpcbind via the libnsl library in Solaris.

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-1999-0213?

CVE-1999-0213 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 4 Feb 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

libnsl in Solaris allowed an attacker to perform a denial of service of rpcbind.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0213?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.

How do I fix CVE-1999-0213?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0213 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-1999-0213 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0213 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-hr54-499j-773j.