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CVE-1999-0798: freebsd

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 04-02-2000Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-0798 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in freebsd. EPSS estimates a 1.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.64%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-02-2000
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.64%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.64% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.64%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Freebsd1 product
Openbsd1 product
Sco1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

1 links