CVE-1999-0951

Summary

CVE-1999-0951 is a significant buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the OmniHTTPd CGI program imagemap.exe. An attacker can exploit this issue remotely, leading to the execution of malicious commands. The buffer overflow occurs due to insufficient input validation, allowing adversaries to write arbitrary data into memory. This flaw posed a considerable risk to systems running this software, particularly those with unsecured CGI configurations. The successful exploitation of CVE-1999-0951 could result in a range of negative outcomes, including data theft, unauthorized access, and system compromise.

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