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CVE-1999-1583 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in nslookup for AIX 4.3 allows local users t)

Buffer overflow in nslookup for AIX 4.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname command line argument.

CVE IDCVE-1999-1583
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1999-09-30
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in nslookup for AIX 4.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname command line argument.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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