CVE-1999-0340

Summary

CVE-1999-0340 is a significant buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the crond program in Linux Slackware. This issue enables local users to exploit the flaw and eventually gain root access to the system. The cron daemon, responsible for scheduling tasks, is the affected component. An attacker can deliberately send specially crafted input to the crond program, causing it to write data beyond the intended buffer, resulting in an overflow. The successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution and full system compromise.

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