VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-1999-0048

CVSS score10 HIGH
EPSS probability3.13%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1997-01-27
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

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

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