Sun Solaris up to 2.6 NIS+ rpc.nisd memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 2.3/2.4/2.5/2.5.1/2.6. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file rpc.nisd of the component NIS+. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0008. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 2.3/2.4/2.5/2.5.1/2.6 (Operating System). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the file rpc.nisd of the component NIS+. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 06/08/1998 as 00170 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sunsolve.sun.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/17/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10251 (Multiple Vendor rpc.nisd Long NIS+ Argument Remote Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family RPC and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 66014 (nisd RPC Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 580. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1689.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (962), Tenable (10251), SecurityFocus (BID 104†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-540†). The entry VDB-14148 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10251
Nessus Name: Multiple Vendor rpc.nisd Long NIS+ Argument Remote Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 80029
OpenVAS Name: rpc.nisd overflow
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 580
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-RPC portmap nisd request UDP
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08/26/2002 +1539 days 🔍
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06/19/2014 +4193 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: 00170⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0008 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0008
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14147
X-Force: 962
SecurityFocus: 104 - Multiple Vendor NIS+ Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 540 - Buffer Overflow in NIS+ Allows Privilege Elevation, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 15:46
Updated: 04/17/2026 13:21
Changes: 06/19/2014 15:46 (78), 05/07/2019 10:31 (2), 10/29/2025 03:20 (19), 04/17/2026 13:21 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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