CVE-1999-1574

Summary

CVE-1999-1574 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the lex routines in the nslookup tool for AIX 4.3. Maliciously crafted long input strings can exploit this weakness, leading to a core dump and potentially executing arbitrary code. This issue poses a significant risk to systems running AIX 4.3 and using nslookup. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability for unauthorized system access and data manipulation. Users are advised to update their nslookup tool or apply relevant patches to mitigate this threat.

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