CVE-1999-0223 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Solaris syslogd service by sending messages from hosts lacking inverse DNS entries.
- 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-1999-0223?
CVE-1999-0223 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 7 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Solaris syslogd crashes when receiving a message from a host that doesn't have an inverse DNS entry.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0223?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0223?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0223 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-1999-0223 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0223 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Sunos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q289-h6gw-f7rp.