CVE-1999-0834 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability within the RSAREF2 library, specifically affecting its encryption and decryption functions. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as indicated by its CVSS score of 10.0. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, a local buffer overflow exploit for RSAREF 2.0 exists on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rsa:rsaref:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.