CVE-1999-0189 describes a vulnerability in Solaris rpcbind where it listens on a high-numbered UDP port, potentially bypassing firewall rules designed to filter the standard port 111. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its age and severity, there is no known exploit code available in common databases like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it shows no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.