CVE-1999-1162 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in SCO UNIX by preventing users from logging into the system.
- 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-1999-1162?
CVE-1999-1162 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in passwd in SCO UNIX 4.0 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service by preventing users from being able to log into the system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1162?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sco Open Desktop, Sco Unix.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1162?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1162 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-1999-1162 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1162 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3gg7-v77p-8v9j.