CVE-1999-1075

Summary

CVE-1999-1075 is a vulnerability affecting the inetd service in AIX 4.1.5. When starting the ttdbserver (ToolTalk server), inetd dynamically assigns a port number N. However, it inadvertently listens on port N-1 without passing control to ttdbserver. This oversight allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by flooding port N-1 with a large number of connections. The affected inetd instance fails to properly manage these connections, leading to resource exhaustion and service disruption.

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