Buffer Overflow in CDE Calendar Manager Daemon by Sun Microsystems
CVE-1999-0696

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Oracle
Status
Sunos
Solaris
HP-ux
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 July 1999

What is CVE-1999-0696?

The buffer overflow vulnerability in CDE Calendar Manager Service Daemon (rpc.cmsd) poses a significant risk by allowing attackers to exploit poorly handled input mechanisms, leading to potential unauthorized access or disruptions. By sending specially crafted requests to the service, an adversary could cause the daemon to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code, threatening the integrity and availability of the system. Organizations utilizing affected versions must promptly assess their configurations and implement necessary security measures.

References

http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUN
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-051.shtml
third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=H...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP

EPSS Score

5% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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