CVE-1999-1099

Summary

CVE-1999-1099 is a vulnerability affecting the Kerberos 4 authentication protocol. An attacker can exploit this issue by sending a malformed UDP packet to a vulnerable system. The error message generated by the packet inadvertently reveals the realm name and the last user, allowing the attacker to obtain sensitive information remotely. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to systems that use Kerberos 4 for authentication and should be addressed promptly by applying the available patch.

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