Description
Talkd, when given corrupt DNS information, can be used to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sun
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/147
Scores
EPSS
0.0313
EPSS Percentile
86.5%
Details
Status
published
Products (7)
debian/netkit
0.07
ibm/aix
3.1
ibm/aix
4.1
ibm/aix
4.2
nec/asl_ux_4800
nec/ews-ux_v
nec/up-ux_v
Published
Jan 27, 1997
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026