CVE-1999-0417 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a denial of service on 64-bit Solaris 7 systems via the procfs subsystem.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0417?
CVE-1999-0417 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 29 Sep 1999. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
64 bit Solaris 7 procfs allows local users to perform a denial of service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0417?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0417?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0417 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-1999-0417 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0417 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Sunos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9pc9-mc38-6cmq.