Root Access Vulnerability in AIX and Solaris gethostbyname Library Call via Corrupt DNS Host Names

Root Access Vulnerability in AIX and Solaris gethostbyname Library Call via Corrupt DNS Host Names

CVE-1999-0101 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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

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