CVE-1999-0904

Summary

CVE-1999-0904 denotes a buffer overflow vulnerability in BFTelnet, an outdated telnet implementation. An attacker can exploit this issue by transmitting a lengthy username to the targeted system. The excessive data causes the buffer to overflow, leading to a denial of service condition. This vulnerability can be potentially exploited over a network, posing a risk to systems that continue to use the affected version of BFTelnet.

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