CVE-1999-0797

N/A Unknown
Published: June 29, 1998 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

NIS finger allows an attacker to conduct a denial of service via a large number of finger requests, resulting in a large number of NIS queries.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/i-070.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
68th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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