CVE-1999-0306

Summary

CVE-1999-0306 refers to a buffer overflow vulnerability identified in HP xlock, a program used for locking and unlocking console sessions. An attacker could exploit this issue by sending specially crafted input to the program, causing it to write past the end of a buffer. This could result in arbitrary code execution or a system crash. The vulnerability posed a significant risk to HP Unix systems running the xlock program, requiring immediate patching to mitigate the threat.

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