CVE-1999-0101 | IBM AIX 3.2/4.1/4.2 DNS Hostname gethostbyname memory corruption (H-13 / EDB-22251)
A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 3.2/4.1/4.2. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects the function gethostbyname of the component DNS Hostname Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption.
This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0101. The attack can be initiated remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.