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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 30, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1583

CVE-1999-1583

Description

Buffer overflow in nslookup for AIX 4.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname command line argument.

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Affected products

2

IBM/Aix2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 4.3

Patches

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References

3

www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/872443nvdPatchUS Government Resource
www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wssnvdExploitPatch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8031nvd

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