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TI-1999-00084 Aliases CVE-1999-0085GHSA-jfmp-2xvc-mh4c

Buffer overflow in rwhod on AIX and other operating systems allows remote attackers to…

Priority LOW 39Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Buffer overflow in rwhod on AIX and other operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a UDP packet with a long hostname.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03909 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2 stableVulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableNetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 stable Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·NetBSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0085
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jfmp-2xvc-mh4c
  3. 2026-10-07 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

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Sources

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