CVE-1999-0799 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in CMU bootpd versions 2.4.3 and earlier, specifically triggered by an overly long boot file location. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this flaw presents a high risk, allowing unauthenticated attackers to achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability over the network with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is there publicly available exploit code or significant community discussion surrounding this decades-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cmu:bootpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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