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CVE-1999-0223: Solaris syslogd crashes when receiving a message from a host that doesn't have an inverse DNS entry.

Solaris syslogd crashes when receiving a message from a host that doesn't have an inverse DNS entry.

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This old Solaris issue can crash syslogd when it receives a log message from a host without reverse DNS. The direct business impact is loss or interruption of system logging, which can weaken monitoring, incident response, and audit trails on affected legacy Solaris systems. Exposure is most likely on legacy Solaris systems running syslogd, especially where syslogd accepts network messages from systems without valid reverse DNS. Exact affected versions are not identified in the supplied sources. Treat this as a legacy-platform logging resilience issue. Prioritize it where Solaris systems support regulated, security-critical, or operationally important workloads, because a logging outage can impair detection and investigation. Mitigation focus: Check Sun/Oracle guidance for patch 103291 or a successor fix.; Inventory legacy Solaris hosts running syslogd.; Restrict syslog message sources to trusted systems where operationally feasible..

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