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CVE-1999-0798

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

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

Key facts

CVSS score
10.0 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score
1.6% (76th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-1999-0779)
Published
December 4, 1998
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-1999-0779 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 1, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • bsdi / bsd os
  • freebsd / freebsd
  • openbsd / openbsd
  • openbsd / openbsd
  • redhat / linux
  • sco / internet faststart
  • sco / openserver
  • sco / unixware
  • sco / unixware

Certified products that may be affected

26 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

See all 26 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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CVE-1999-0798: HIGH severity (CVSS 10.0)