CVE-1999-0798
Buffer overflow in bootpd on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Linux systems via a malformed header type.
Buffer overflow in bootpd on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Linux systems via a malformed header type.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in bootpd on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Linux systems via a malformed header type.
- Record
CVE-1999-0798- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in bootpd on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Linux systems via a malformed header type.
- Record
CVE-1999-0798- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0779 No score
Buffer overflow in bootpd on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Linux systems via a malformed header type.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0779- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ghpg-95cp-r25j No score
Buffer overflow in bootpd on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Linux systems via a malformed header type.
Buffer overflow in bootpd on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Linux systems via a malformed header type.
- Record
GHSA-ghpg-95cp-r25j- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0798 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Freebsd, published December 4, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.64%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.