Unscored severity · published Jul 6, 1998
CVE-1999-1574
Buffer overflow in the lex routines of nslookup for AIX 4.3 may allow attackers to cause a core dump and possibly execute arbitrary code via "long input strings."
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CVSS
3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.0% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AI
Aix · Ibm
4.3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1574
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1574
www-1.ibm.com
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IX79909&apar=only
Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/182777
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7867
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