PT-1998-1244 · Ibm · Nslookup

Published 1998-07-06 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-1999-1574

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions nslookup version for AIX 4.3

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the lex routines of nslookup, which may allow attackers to cause a core dump and possibly execute arbitrary code via long input strings.

Recommendations For nslookup version for AIX 4.3, avoid using long input strings until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the input length to prevent buffer overflow. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1574

Affected Products

Nslookup

References · 4

• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/182777 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1574 · Security Note
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IX79909&apar=only · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7867 · Note