CVE-1999-0724 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in OpenBSD's procfs and fdescfs allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0724?
CVE-1999-0724 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Openbsd Openbsd, published on 4 Jan 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in OpenBSD procfs and fdescfs file systems via uio_offset in the readdir() function.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0724?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openbsd Openbsd.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0724?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0724 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-1999-0724 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0724 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openbsd Openbsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j7xv-2f32-qjqx.