CVE-1999-0799

Summary

CVE-1999-0799 is a significant buffer overflow vulnerability affecting bootpd versions 2.4.3 and earlier. maliciously crafted boot file location data can cause the buffer to overflow, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. This issue poses a serious risk to systems using the affected bootpd version, as an attacker can exploit it to gain unauthorized access or install malware. Network administrators are urged to update to a patched version of bootpd as soon as possible to mitigate this threat.

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