CVE-1999-0099 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the syslog utility, impacting various systems including BSDi, Convex, Cray, IBM, and Sun. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code and gain root privileges with low attack complexity. Despite its high severity and potential for complete compromise, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:convex:convexos:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:convex:convexos:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:convex:convexos:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.