---
id: CVE-1999-0181
title: >-
  The wall daemon can be used for denial of service, social engineering attacks,
  or to execute remote commands.
summary: >-
  The wall daemon can be used for denial of service, social engineering attacks,
  or to execute remote commands.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P'
published: '1994-01-01'
updated: '2026-06-16'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0181'
references:
  - url: 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0181'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0181'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.01309
epssPercentile: 0.69387
ingestedAt: '2026-06-19T03:39:00.725Z'
---

## Overview

The wall daemon can be used for denial of service, social engineering attacks, or to execute remote commands.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.