CVE-1999-0018

Summary

CVE-1999-0018 is a significant vulnerability affecting the statd daemon. This buffer overflow issue permits an attacker to send maliciously crafted packets to the statd service, causing it to exceed the allocated memory for input data. Consequently, the daemon enters a state of undefined behavior, potentially leading to a complete system takeover and the granting of root privileges to the attacker. This vulnerability poses a severe risk to systems running statd and highlights the importance of keeping software up-to-date to minimize exposure to known security threats.

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