CVE-1999-0704

Summary

CVE-1999-0704 denotes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the logging facility of the Berkeley automounter daemon (amd) present in the Linux am-utils package and other software. attackers could exploit this flaw by sending specially crafted input to the daemon, resulting in an overflow of the buffer, which could lead to arbitrary code execution and, ultimately, system compromise. This vulnerability posed a significant threat to systems running affected software and required immediate patching to mitigate the risk.

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