CVE-1999-0041 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in NLS (Natural Language Service).

Published: 1999-09-29

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 6.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libc:5.0.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libc:5.2.18:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libc:5.3.12:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:1.5::mk:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:9.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos_max:1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.1:::::::*

No data.

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0041	Buffer overflow in NLS (Natural Language Service).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06494.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0041

History

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Cray Unicos Unicos Max

Gnu Libc

Ibm Aix

Redhat Linux

Slackware Slackware Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 1999-09-29T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T14:25:15.473Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0041

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:27:57.067Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1997-02-13T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0041

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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