Vulnerability Details : CVE-1999-0101
Buffer overflow in AIX and Solaris "gethostbyname" library call allows root access through corrupt DNS host names.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0101
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.60%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 78 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-1999-0101
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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10.0
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
10.0
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10.0
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NIST |
References for CVE-1999-0101
Products affected by CVE-1999-0101
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*