CVE-1999-0798 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the bootpd service, affecting OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Linux systems, as well as specific distributions like Red Hat and SCO. With a CVSS score of 10.0 (HIGH), this network-exploitable flaw requires low attack complexity and no authentication, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
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.