CVE-1999-0048 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-1999-0048

Talkd, when given corrupt DNS information, can be used to...

Vulnerability Description

Talkd, when given corrupt DNS information, can be used to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

netkit, aix, asl ux 4800, ews-ux v, up-ux v
Vulnerable Versions:
0.07, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2

Timeline

Official Publish: September 29th, 1999
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 17th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.