CVE-1999-0797 json
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 quer…
published 1998-06-29 28 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0778
- cvss
- 2.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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ciac.org
/ciac/bulletins/i-070.shtml
third-party-advisory, government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-1999-0797
- NVD CVE-1999-0797
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