CVE-1999-1583

High

7.2/10

Summary

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

Access Complexity: LOW
AccessVector: LOCAL
Authentication: NONE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

References

Advisory Timeline

Published Sep 30, 1999