Public exploit available

Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-1999-0101 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in IBM AIX

4 documents4 sources

Severity

10.0CRITICALNVD

EPSS

3.9%

top 11.78%

CISA KEV

Not in KEV

Exploit

PoC available

Public exploit / PoC exists

Affected products

Timeline

PublishedDec 10

Latest updateApr 30

Description

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

AV:N/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 10.0

▶NVDibm/aix3.2, 4.1, 4.2+2

GHSA

GHSA-2q9f-93v8-w2pf: Buffer overflow in AIX and Solaris "gethostbyname" library call allows root access through corrupt DNS host names↗2022-04-30

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CVEList

CVE-1999-0101: Buffer overflow in AIX and Solaris "gethostbyname" library call allows root access through corrupt DNS host names↗2000-01-18

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Exploit-DB

AIX 3.x/4.x / Windows 95/98/2000/NT 4.0 / SunOS 5 - 'gethostbyname()' Remote Buffer Overflow↗2006-09-28

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