CVE-1999-0971

Summary

CVE-1999-0971 is a significant buffer overflow vulnerability in the Exim email server. This issue permits local users to exploit a long :include: option in a .forward file, resulting in a stack overflow. Successful exploitation could potentially grant the attacker root privileges on the affected system. This vulnerability is a serious threat to the security of Exim email servers running outdated software, and administrators are advised to apply the necessary patches as soon as possible.

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