CVE-1999-1419

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1997-07-30 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1419, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Buffer overflow in nss_nisplus.so.1 library in NIS+ in Solaris 2.3 and 2.4 allows local users to gain root privileges.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1419

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C