CVE-1999-0085

High CVSS 7.5

Published 1996-08-21 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0085, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0085

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