CVE Catalog
CVE-1999-0724
MediumExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk0.30%
22th percentile - higher than 22% of all known CVEs
Summary
Buffer overflow in OpenBSD procfs and fdescfs file systems via uio_offset in the readdir() function.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, potentially gaining control over the system.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update OpenBSD to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
Buffer overflow in OpenBSD procfs and fdescfs file systems via uio_offset in the readdir() function.