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CVE-1999-0798

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 1.64%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1998-12-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-1999-0798
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
1.64%
Linux

Original NVD Description

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