CVE-1999-0808

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.

Published: 1999-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0808 is rated Moderate Risk (61.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.24%). EPSS rose +1.29% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0808

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.96% 3.24% +1.29%
2 2026-06-14 1.71% 1.96% +0.24%
3 2026-05-11 — 1.71% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0808

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0808

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0808

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
isc dhcp_client 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp_client:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp_client 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp_client:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0808

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