CVE-1999-0733

Summary

CVE-1999-0733 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting VMWare 1.0.1 for Linux. This issue arises when the software fails to properly handle long HOME environmental variables, leading to excess data being written beyond the intended buffer. An attacker could potentially exploit this flaw by crafting a specially crafted HOME variable to cause the buffer to overflow, which could result in arbitrary code execution or system crashes. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to Linux systems running the affected version of VMWare and should be addressed promptly through the application of available patches.

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