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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 27, 1997· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0048

CVE-1999-0048

Description

Talkd, when given corrupt DNS information, can be used to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Affected products

8

Debian/Netkit
cpe:2.3:a:debian:netkit:0.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
IBM/Aix3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
NEC/Asl UX 4800
cpe:2.3:o:nec:asl_ux_4800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
NEC/Ews UX V
cpe:2.3:o:nec:ews-ux_v:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
NEC/Up UX V
cpe:2.3:o:nec:up-ux_v:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Sun Corporation/talkdllm-create

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

1

sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.plnvd

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