CVE-1999-0390

Summary

CVE-1999-0390 denotes a significant vulnerability in the Dosemu Slang library used in Linux systems. This issue results from a buffer overflow problem, which allows an attacker to overwrite adjacent memory locations with malicious data. An unintended consequence of this behavior could lead to arbitrary code execution or system crashes, potentially posing a serious threat to the integrity and availability of affected systems. The vulnerability was discovered in 1999 and, since then, system administrators must ensure that their Linux installations are protected against exploitation.

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