CVE Catalog
CVE-1999-0303
MediumExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk0.35%
26th percentile - higher than 26% of all known CVEs
Summary
Buffer overflow in BNU UUCP daemon (uucpd) through long hostnames.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code on the server, potentially leading to system compromise.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential attack attempts.
Original NVD description (English source)
Buffer overflow in BNU UUCP daemon (uucpd) through long hostnames.