CVE-1999-0300
published 1997-10-01CVE-1999-0300: nis_cachemgr for Solaris NIS+ allows attackers to add malicious NIS+ servers.
PriorityP417high7.5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCPIPAP
EPSS
1.15%
63.3th percentile
nis_cachemgr for Solaris NIS+ allows attackers to add malicious NIS+ servers.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sun | solaris | — | — |
| sun | solaris | — | — |
| sun | solaris | — | — |
| sun | sunos | — | — |
| sun | sunos | — | — |
| sun | sunos | — | — |
| sun | sunos | — | — |
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VulDB
Sun Solaris 2.3/2.4/2.5/2.5.1 NIS+ privileges management (ID 00155)
vuldb·2026-04-17·CVSS 7.5
CVE-1999-0300 [HIGH] Sun Solaris 2.3/2.4/2.5/2.5.1 NIS+ privileges management (ID 00155)
A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 2.3/2.4/2.5/2.5.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component NIS+. This manipulation causes improper privilege management.
This vulnerability appears as CVE-1999-0300. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.
Upgrading the affected component is advised.
GHSA
GHSA-m4p5-87mw-mjv4: nis_cachemgr for Solaris NIS+ allows attackers to add malicious NIS+ servers
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-04-30
CVE-1999-0300 [HIGH] GHSA-m4p5-87mw-mjv4: nis_cachemgr for Solaris NIS+ allows attackers to add malicious NIS+ servers
nis_cachemgr for Solaris NIS+ allows attackers to add malicious NIS+ servers.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
1997-10-01
Published