Sun Solaris 2.5.1 Telnet Control Character denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 2.5.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Telnet. Such manipulation with the input ^D as part of Control Character leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-0273. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 2.5.1 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Telnet. The manipulation with the input value ^D leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

denial of service through solaris 2.5.1 telnet by sending ^d characters.

The weakness was presented 01/01/1998. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0273. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10272 (Solaris ^D Character Remote Telnet Service DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Denial of Service and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1464), Tenable (10272) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-244†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10272
Nessus Name: Solaris ^D Character Remote Telnet Service DoS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/01/1998 🔍
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06/22/1999 +537 days 🔍
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06/18/2014 +4223 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0273 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0273
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14048
X-Force: 1464
Vulnerability Center: 244 - Solaris 2.5.1 Telnet DOS, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 18:06
Updated: 04/17/2026 04:57
Changes: 06/18/2014 18:06 (62), 05/05/2019 17:57 (2), 04/17/2026 04:57 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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