Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-0048

047910
CVSS 10.0 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
low complexity
debian
ibm
nec
critical

Summary

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

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Debian
1
OS
Ibm
3
OS
Nec
3