CVE-1999-0048

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

Published: 1997-01-27 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0048 is rated High Risk (69.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.88%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0048

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-02 1.80% 1.88% +0.08%
2 2025-10-28 2.32% 1.80% -0.52%
3 2025-10-15 — 2.32% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0048

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0048

OS Trackers for CVE-1999-0048

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-1999-0048: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-1999-0048

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0048

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian netkit 0.07 cpe:2.3:a:debian:netkit:0.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nec asl_ux_4800 — cpe:2.3:o:nec:asl_ux_4800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nec ews-ux_v — cpe:2.3:o:nec:ews-ux_v:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nec up-ux_v — cpe:2.3:o:nec:up-ux_v:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0048

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