CVE-1999-0101
IBM AIX - Buffer Overflow in gethostbyname via Corrupt DNS Host Names
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0101. PoCs published by RoMaNSoFt.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a local root exploit for CVE-1999-0101, targeting a buffer overflow in the gethostbyname() function on IBM AIX systems. It uses a shellcode-based approach to achieve privilege escalation by exploiting insufficient bounds checking in memory buffers.
Description
Buffer overflow in AIX and Solaris "gethostbyname" library call allows root access through corrupt DNS host names.
Exploits (1)
This is a local root exploit for CVE-1999-0101, targeting a buffer overflow in the gethostbyname() function on IBM AIX systems. It uses a shellcode-based approach to achieve privilege escalation by exploiting insufficient bounds checking in memory buffers.