VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1583
Buffer overflow in nslookup for AIX 4.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname command line argument.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.63%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in nslookup for AIX 4.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname command line argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.63% probability · 48th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY02120&apar=onlyExploit, Patch
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/872443Patch, US Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8031
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY02120&apar=onlyExploit, Patch
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/872443Patch, US Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8031
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.