Intrusion PreventionBOOTP.Boot.File.Name.Buffer.Overflow
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against a buffer overflow vulnerability in Bootpd.
The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software handles a specially crafted filename that is longer than 1024 bytes. It allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Affected Products
Bootpd 2.4.3 and previous versions
Impact
System Compromise
Denial of Service
Recommended Actions
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 18223 |
| Created | Mar 11, 2010 |
| Updated | Jun 07, 2022 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-1999-0799 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 0.75% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Linux |
| Affected App | Other |