CVE-1999-0182

CVE-1999-0182 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Samba, specifically affecting versions 1.9.19 and potentially others. This flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to achieve root access by supplying an excessively long password. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, public exploit code exists (EDB-20308), though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.