CVE-1999-0048

Summary

CVE-1999-0048 is a vulnerability affecting the Talkd daemon, which can be exploited when it receives corrupt DNS information. An attacker can manipulate this data to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges, posing a serious security risk to affected systems. This issue was first identified over two decades ago and highlights the importance of keeping software up-to-date to protect against known vulnerabilities. System administrators should ensure Talkd is properly configured and patched against this issue to prevent potential attacks.

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