CRITICAL: CVE-1999-0099 (CVSS 10) — bsdi bsd os

CVE: CVE-1999-0099

CVSS: 10 (2.0) — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: CRITICAL

Status: Critical advisory

Affected

• bsdi bsd os
• convex convexos
• convex spp-ux
• cray unicos
• ibm aix

Summary

Buffer overflow in syslog utility allows local or remote attackers to gain root privileges.

Verified Sources

• NVD entry
• GitHub Advisory
• MITRE

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0099
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0099

_Validated by the Lyrie Threat Intelligence Pipeline — 3 independent sources confirmed before publication. No speculation._