CVE-1999-0968

Summary

CVE-1999-0968 is a significant buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the BNC IRC proxy. An attacker can exploit this issue remotely to gain privileged access to the affected system. The buffer overflow occurs due to improper input validation, allowing an attacker to inject malicious data into a memory buffer. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution, potentially resulting in serious security implications for the targeted network. Organizations using the BNC IRC proxy are advised to apply the available patches or updates as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.

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