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CVE-1999-0799

Buffer overflow in bootpd 2.4.3 and earlier via a long boot file location.

10.0 High

Buffer overflow in bootpd 2.4.3 and earlier via a long boot file location.

Exploit likelihood

1.88%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Buffer overflow in bootpd 2.4.3 and earlier via a long boot file location.

Record
CVE-1999-0799
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in bootpd 2.4.3 and earlier via a long boot file location.

Record
CVE-1999-0799
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0780 No score

Buffer overflow in bootpd 2.4.3 and earlier via a long boot file location.

Record
EUVD-1999-0780
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cvq9-5xpv-rx24 No score

Buffer overflow in bootpd 2.4.3 and earlier via a long boot file location.

Buffer overflow in bootpd 2.4.3 and earlier via a long boot file location.

Record
GHSA-cvq9-5xpv-rx24
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-1999-0799 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Cmu Bootpd, published June 1, 1997. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.88%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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