CVE-1999-0811

Summary

CVE-1999-0811 refers to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Samba smbd program. An attacker can exploit this issue by sending a malformed message command to the smbd server. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system, potentially leading to serious security compromises. This issue was first identified in 1999 and has since been addressed through updates to the Samba software. It serves as a reminder of the importance of keeping software up-to-date to mitigate known vulnerabilities.

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