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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-1999-0797

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.

LOW 2.6EPSS 1.16%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 2.0
2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
1.16% probability · 65th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
sun/sunos
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.