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CVE-1999-0798

CRITICAL
10.0
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.0670%
EPSS Percentile35.13th
PublishedDec 4, 1998
Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

Buffer overflow in bootpd on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Linux systems via a malformed header type.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Bsdi

Bsd Os

All versions
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Freebsd

Freebsd

= 6.2
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Openbsd

Openbsd

= 2.3
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Openbsd

Openbsd

= 2.4
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Redhat

Linux

All versions
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Sco

Internet Faststart

All versions
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Sco

Openserver

All versions
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Sco

Unixware

= 7.0
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Sco

Unixware

= 7.0.1

References & Advisories

🔗 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91278867118128&w=2
🔗 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91278867118128&w=2

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