CVE-1999-1574

Summary

CVE-1999-1574 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the lex routines of nslookup in AIX 4.3. Maliciously crafted long input strings can cause the application to crash and potentially execute arbitrary code by exploiting the buffer overflow. This issue poses a significant risk to systems running AIX 4.3 and can lead to serious security consequences. Attackers may leverage this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access, install malware, or perform other malicious activities. It is highly recommended that affected systems be updated to a patched version of nslookup to mitigate this risk.

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