CVE-1999-0101

Published Jan 18, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 8.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
Buffer overflow in AIX and Solaris "gethostbyname" library call allows root access through corrupt DNS host names.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-0101 Buffer overflow in AIX and Solaris "gethostbyname" library call allows root access through corrupt DNS host names.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 1, 2024, 4:27 PM
Reserved
Jun 7, 1999, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 10, 1996, 5:00 AM
Modified
Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM