Description
Buffer overflow in AIX and Solaris "gethostbyname" library call allows root access through corrupt DNS host names.
Published: 2000-01-18
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: 3.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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.
History

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:27:57.420Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-0101

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Status : Modified

Published: 1996-12-10T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-0101

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