CVE-1999-0056

Summary

CVE-1999-0056 refers to a significant buffer overflow vulnerability in Sun's ping program. Malicious users could exploit this issue to gain root access to affected systems, posing a severe threat to local security. The vulnerability is caused by an incorrect handling of input data in the ping program, resulting in a buffer overflow condition. Exploitation of this issue might lead to arbitrary code execution, ultimately granting attackers administrative privileges. System administrators should promptly patch their Sun ping implementations to mitigate this risk.

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