// For flags

CVE-1999-0101

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

Severity Score

10.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 1996-12-10 CVE Published
  • 1999-06-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2006-09-28 First Exploit
  • 2024-02-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ibm
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 Aix
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 3.2
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-
Affected
Ibm
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 Aix
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 4.1
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-
Affected
Ibm
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 Aix
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 4.2
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Affected