CVE-1999-0964

Summary

CVE-1999-0964 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the FreeBSD setlocale function in the libc module. A maliciously crafted PATH_LOCALE environment variable can be exploited by attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code on the targeted system. This issue poses a significant risk as it can be used to gain unauthorized access, install malware, or even take control of the affected system. System administrators are advised to apply the available patch or upgrade to the latest version of FreeBSD to mitigate this vulnerability.

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