CVE-1999-0213

CRITICAL

libnsl in Solaris allowed an attacker to perform a denial of service of rpcbind.

Affects 2 products across 1 vendor.

CVSS 2.010.0
EPSS1.9%
Percentile79th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity.
◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

This vulnerability was disclosed in 1998. A critical vulnerability affects Sun systems (CVE-1999-0213). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.

BSID: BS-1998-GLOBAL-350550-C • Model: rule-based-v1 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-1999-0213?
This vulnerability was disclosed in 1998. A critical vulnerability affects Sun systems (CVE-1999-0213). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-1999-0213?
CVE-1999-0213 has CVSS 10.0 (Critical). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS: 1.9%.
Is CVE-1999-0213 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-1999-0213 as of 2026-05-30.
How do I remediate CVE-1999-0213?
Priority: MEDIUM.
What systems are affected by CVE-1999-0213?
CVE-1999-0213 affects Sun Sunos, Solaris.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-1999-0213
BSIDBS-1998-GLOBAL-350550-C BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published1998-07-15
Last Modified2026-04-16
ICS Relevance0%
SourceNVD
Official Description

libnsl in Solaris allowed an attacker to perform a denial of service of rpcbind.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Vulnerability details: libnsl in Solaris allowed an attacker to perform a denial of service of rpcbind. CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Exploitation Likelihood: LOW

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Sun Sunos 5.4 5.5 5.5.1
Sun Solaris 2.6
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 10328 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Modelrule-based-v1
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash44fa13781a992d8c0af279686e8af38b42ef3e31b954c38aa61ff682f80ab5b65464497915be0e21e728ec429a8aa6d2126036bb11564bebe94cc55aba92c5b6
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