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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 1996· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0101

CVE-1999-0101

Description

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

Affected products

3

IBM/Aix3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

1

ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-13.shtmlnvdVendor Advisory

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