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CVE-1999-0085

Buffer overflow in rwhod on AIX and other operating systems allows remote attackers to execute...

7.5 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

3.91%Down 2.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

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.

Record
CVE-1999-0085
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-1999-0085
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0085No score

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.

Record
EUVD-1999-0085
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jfmp-2xvc-mh4cNo score

Buffer overflow in rwhod on AIX and other operating systems allows remote attackers to execute...

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.

Record
GHSA-jfmp-2xvc-mh4c
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-1999-0085 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Aix, published August 21, 1996. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.91%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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