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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CVE-1999-0046

High
10/10

Summary

Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable.

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CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

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