CVE-1999-0101

N/A Unknown
Published: December 10, 1996 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in AIX and Solaris "gethostbyname" library call allows root access through corrupt DNS host names.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-13.shtml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-13.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.9%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

ibm