CVE-1999-0832 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-1999-0832?

CVE-1999-0832 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 2 Jun 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in NFS server on Linux allows attackers to execute commands via a long pathname.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0832?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Redhat Linux.

How do I fix CVE-1999-0832?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0832 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-1999-0832 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0832 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-qp45-m6rw-r6x9.