Buffer overflow in NLS (Natural Language Service).

published 1997-02-13 29 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0041

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 9.1%; EPSS 9.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 2; Exploit-DB

Timeline

1997-02-13 First public exploit (EDB-19552)
1997-02-13 Published

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-09-04)

Exploit prediction

9.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-19552 UNICOS 9/MAX 1.3/mk 1.5 / AIX 4.2 / libc 5.2.18 / RedHat 4 / IRIX 6 / Slackware 3 - NLS (2) local, 1997-02-13
EDB-19551 UNICOS 9/MAX 1.3/mk 1.5 / AIX 4.2 / libc 5.2.18 / RedHat 4 / IRIX 6 / Slackware 3 - NLS (1) local, 1997-02-13

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0041

Sources

CVE List CVE-1999-0041
NVD CVE-1999-0041

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Summary