CVE-1999-0797 — LOW severity vulnerability (NIS finger allows an attacker to conduct a denial of service)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-0797 |
|---|---|
| Severity | LOW |
| CVSS score | 2.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1998-06-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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