CVE-1999-0085 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in rwhod on AIX and other operating systems)
Buffer overflow in rwhod on AIX and other operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a UDP packet with a long hostname.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-0085 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1996-08-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in rwhod on AIX and other operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a UDP packet with a long hostname. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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