CVE-1999-0087

Medium

Published: 01/02/1998(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk

1.37%

68th percentile - higher than 68% of all known CVEs

CVE-1999-0087 affects the telnet service in AIX, which can freeze the system and prevent users from accessing the server.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to freeze the system, leading to downtime and loss of service access for users.

It is recommended to disable the telnet service and replace it with more secure protocols like SSH.

Original NVD description (English source)

Denial of service in AIX telnet can freeze a system and prevent users from accessing the server.