CVE-1999-0904 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Byte Fusion BFTelnet, specifically affecting version 1.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by submitting an excessively long username. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity and no authentication, leading to a partial impact on availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No), a proof-of-concept exploit exists on ExploitDB, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this very old CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:byte_fusion:bftelnet:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.