VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-0798
Buffer overflow in bootpd on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Linux systems via a malformed header type.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 1.64%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in bootpd on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Linux systems via a malformed header type.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.64% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- bsdi/bsd os · freebsd/freebsd · openbsd/openbsd · redhat/linux · sco/internet faststart · sco/openserver · sco/unixware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.