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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 IDCVE-1999-0085
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.5
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1996-08-21
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in rwhod on AIX and other operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a UDP packet with a long hostname.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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