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CVE-1999-0099 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in syslog utility allows local or remote att)

Buffer overflow in syslog utility allows local or remote attackers to gain root privileges.

CVE IDCVE-1999-0099
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score10.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1995-10-19
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in syslog utility allows local or remote attackers to gain root privileges.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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