CVE-1999-0808

High CVSS 7.5

Published 1999-12-31 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0808, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Multiple buffer overflows in ISC DHCP Distribution server (dhcpd) 1.0 and 2.0 allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary commands via long options.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0808

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P