CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0705

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk
4.78%

91th percentile - higher than 91% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in the inews program in INN may lead to unauthorized access or execution of malicious code.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the INN software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in INN inews program.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS