About “Buffer Overflow”

A curated feed of “Buffer Overflow”-related CVEs appears below. We currently track 19109 CVEs for this tag (all time). In the last 365 days, 2728 were published. Average CVSS is 7.9 (all time; 8.0 over 365d), and 78% are rated High/Critical (all time). Top CWEs (last 365 days): CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer, CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow, CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow.

In our taxonomy this topic maps to a HIGH impact class. Common exploitation patterns for this weakness can lead to high. Use the filters to triage high risk first and validate exposure in your environment. Use the filters below to sort by CVSS, risk and CWE. Each detail page highlights vendor advisories and mitigation tips.

CVEs tagged with this topic. Filters apply to the whole list (loaded from JSON).

CVSS ≥ 0.0
1999-02-01
High

CVE-1999-0373

Buffer overflow in the "Super" utility in Debian GNU/Linux, and other operating systems, allows local users to execute commands as root.

1999-01-28
High

CVE-1999-0952

Buffer overflow in Solaris lpstat via class argument allows local users to gain root access.

1999-01-27
High

CVE-1999-0349

A buffer overflow in the FTP list (ls) command in IIS allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service and, in some cases, execute arbitrary commands.

1999-01-25
High

CVE-1999-1458

Buffer overflow in at program in Digital UNIX 4.0 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

1999-01-24
Medium

CVE-1999-1544

Buffer overflow in FTP server in Microsoft IIS 3.0 and 4.0 allows local and sometimes remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long NLST (ls) command.

1999-01-21
High

CVE-1999-0121

Buffer overflow in dtaction command gives root access.

1999-01-14
Critical

CVE-1999-1376

Buffer overflow in fpcount.exe in IIS 4.0 with FrontPage Server Extensions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

1999-01-10
Medium

CVE-1999-0392

Buffer overflow in Thomas Boutell's cgic library version up to 1.05.

1999-01-04
High

CVE-1999-0390

Buffer overflow in Dosemu Slang library in Linux.

1999-01-03
High

CVE-1999-0389

Buffer overflow in the bootp server in the Debian Linux netstd package.

High

CVE-1999-0914

Buffer overflow in the FTP client in the Debian GNU/Linux netstd package.

1999-01-01
Medium

CVE-1999-0231

Buffer overflow in IP-Switch IMail and Seattle Labs Slmail 2.6 packages using a long VRFY command, causing a denial of service and possibly remote access.

Critical

CVE-1999-0255

Buffer overflow in ircd allows arbitrary command execution.

High

CVE-1999-0276

mSQL v2.0.1 and below allows remote execution through a buffer overflow.

1998-12-26
High

CVE-1999-0968

Buffer overflow in BNC IRC proxy allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

1998-12-12
High

CVE-1999-0139

Buffer overflow in Solaris x86 mkcookie allows local users to obtain root access.

1998-12-04
Critical

CVE-1999-0798

Buffer overflow in bootpd on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Linux systems via a malformed header type.

High

CVE-1999-1147

Buffer overflow in Platinum Policy Compliance Manager (PCM) 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long string to the Agent port (1827), which is handled by smaxagent.exe.

1998-12-01
High

CVE-1999-0321

Buffer overflow in Solaris kcms_configure command allows local users to gain root access.

High

CVE-1999-0332

Buffer overflow in NetMeeting allows denial of service and remote command execution.

Critical

CVE-1999-0385

The LDAP bind function in Exchange 5.5 has a buffer overflow that allows a remote attacker to conduct a denial of service or execute commands.

1998-11-18
High

CVE-1999-1107

Buffer overflow in kppp in KDE allows local users to gain root access via a long PATH environmental variable.

1998-11-05
High

CVE-1999-1321

Buffer overflow in ssh 1.2.26 client with Kerberos V enabled could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands via a long DNS hostname that is not properly handl…

1998-10-12
Critical

CVE-1999-0002

Buffer overflow in NFS mountd gives root access to remote attackers, mostly in Linux systems.

1998-10-08
High

CVE-1999-1381

Buffer overflow in dbadmin CGI program 1.0.1 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

1998-10-06
High

CVE-1999-1185

Buffer overflow in SCO mscreen allows local users to gain root privileges via a long terminal entry (TERM) in the .mscreenrc file.

1998-09-09
High

CVE-1999-0056

Buffer overflow in Sun's ping program can give root access to local users.

1998-09-05
Medium

CVE-1999-1048

Buffer overflow in bash 2.0.0, 1.4.17, and other versions allows local attackers to gain privileges by creating an extremely large directory name, which is inserted into the password prompt via the \…

1998-09-01
High

CVE-1999-1292

Buffer overflow in web administration feature of Kolban Webcam32 4.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long URL.

1998-08-31
High

CVE-1999-0065

Multiple buffer overflows in how dtmail handles attachments allows a remote attacker to execute commands.

1998-08-27
High

CVE-1999-1041

Buffer overflow in mscreen on SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO UNIX 3.2v4 allows a local user to gain root access via (1) a long TERM environmental variable and (2) a long entry in the .mscreenrc file.

1998-08-01
High

CVE-1999-0339

Buffer overflow in the libauth library in Solaris allows local users to gain additional privileges, possibly root access.

1998-07-25
Medium

CVE-1999-1070

Buffer overflow in ping CGI program in Xylogics Annex terminal service allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long query parameter.

1998-07-20
Critical

CVE-1999-0005

Arbitrary command execution via IMAP buffer overflow in authenticate command.

1998-07-16
Medium

CVE-1999-1149

Buffer overflow in CSM Proxy 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string to the FTP port.

1998-07-14
Critical

CVE-1999-0006

Buffer overflow in POP servers based on BSD/Qualcomm's qpopper allows remote attackers to gain root access using a long PASS command.

1998-07-10
High

CVE-1999-1435

Buffer overflow in libsocks5 library of Socks 5 (socks5) 1.0r5 allows local users to gain privileges via long environmental variables.

1998-07-09
High

CVE-1999-0102

Buffer overflow in SLmail 3.x allows attackers to execute commands using a large FROM line.

1998-07-06
High

CVE-1999-1574

Buffer overflow in the lex routines of nslookup for AIX 4.3 may allow attackers to cause a core dump and possibly execute arbitrary code via "long input strings."

1998-07-01
Medium

CVE-1999-0494

Denial of service in WinGate proxy through a buffer overflow in POP3.

1998-06-08
Critical

CVE-1999-0008

Buffer overflow in NIS+, in Sun's rpc.nisd program.

1998-05-21
Medium

CVE-1999-0303

Buffer overflow in BNU UUCP daemon (uucpd) through long hostnames.

1998-05-16
High

CVE-1999-1096

Buffer overflow in kscreensaver in KDE klock allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME environmental variable.

1998-05-14
High

CVE-1999-0055

Buffer overflows in Sun libnsl allow root access.

1998-05-03
High

CVE-1999-0126

SGI IRIX buffer overflow in xterm and Xaw allows root access.

1998-05-01
High

CVE-1999-0108

The printers program in IRIX has a buffer overflow that gives root access to local users.

1998-04-29
High

CVE-1999-0069

Solaris ufsrestore buffer overflow.

High

CVE-1999-1106

Buffer overflow in kppp in KDE allows local users to gain root access via a long -c (account_name) command line argument.

1998-04-14
Medium

CVE-1999-1113

Buffer overflow in Eudora Internet Mail Server (EIMS) 2.01 and earlier on MacOS systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long USER command to port 106.

1998-04-08
Critical

CVE-1999-0009

Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases.

Medium

CVE-1999-1015

Buffer overflow in Apple AppleShare Mail Server 5.0.3 on MacOS 8.1 and earlier allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long HELO command.

High

CVE-1999-1114

Buffer overflow in Korn Shell (ksh) suid_exec program on IRIX 6.x and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges.

High

CVE-1999-1502

Buffer overflows in Quake 1.9 client allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary commands via long (1) precache paths, (2) server name, (3) server address, or (4) argument to the map console…

1998-04-07
High

CVE-1999-1505

Buffer overflow in QuakeWorld 2.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long initial connect packet.

1998-04-01
Critical

CVE-1999-0003

Execute commands as root via buffer overflow in Tooltalk database server (rpc.ttdbserverd).

Critical

CVE-1999-0098

Buffer overflow in SMTP HELO command in Sendmail allows a remote attacker to hide activities.

1998-03-01
High

CVE-1999-0330

Linux bdash game has a buffer overflow that allows local users to gain root access.

High

CVE-1999-1272

Buffer overflows in CDROM Confidence Test program (cdrom) allow local users to gain root privileges.

1998-02-18
High

CVE-1999-1207

Buffer overflow in web-admin tool in NetXRay 2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long HTTP request.

1998-02-01
High

CVE-1999-0256

Buffer overflow in War FTP allows remote execution of commands.

1998-01-25
Medium

CVE-1999-0125

Buffer overflow in SGI IRIX mailx program.

1998-01-10
High

CVE-1999-1176

Buffer overflow in cidentd ident daemon allows local users to gain root privileges via a long line in the .authlie script.

1998-01-01
High

CVE-1999-0284

Denial of service to NT mail servers including Ipswitch, Mdaemon, and Exchange through a buffer overflow in the SMTP HELO command.

High

CVE-1999-0331

Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 4.0(1).

High

CVE-1999-0341

Buffer overflow in the Linux mail program "deliver" allows local users to gain root access.

1997-12-30
Medium

CVE-1999-0107

Buffer overflow in Apache 1.2.5 and earlier allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service with a large number of GET requests containing a large number of / characters.

1997-12-16
Medium

CVE-1999-0004

MIME buffer overflow in email clients, e.g. Solaris mailtool and Outlook.

1997-12-15
Medium

CVE-1999-0230

Buffer overflow in Cisco 7xx routers through the telnet service.

1997-12-14
High

CVE-1999-1140

Buffer overflow in CrackLib 2.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.

1997-12-05
Critical

CVE-1999-0018

Buffer overflow in statd allows root privileges.

1997-12-01
High

CVE-1999-0244

Livingston RADIUS code has a buffer overflow which can allow remote execution of commands as root.

High

CVE-1999-0340

Buffer overflow in Linux Slackware crond program allows local users to gain root access.

1997-11-05
High

CVE-1999-0021

Arbitrary command execution via buffer overflow in Count.cgi (wwwcount) cgi-bin program.

1997-11-04
High

CVE-1999-0306

buffer overflow in HP xlock program.

1997-11-01
Critical

CVE-1999-0967

Buffer overflow in the HTML library used by Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and Windows Explorer via the res: local resource protocol.

1997-10-28
High

CVE-1999-0089

Buffer overflow in AIX libDtSvc library can allow local users to gain root access.

High

CVE-1999-0091

Buffer overflow in AIX writesrv command allows local users to obtain root access.

1997-10-24
Medium

CVE-1999-1131

Buffer overflow in OSF Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) security demon (secd) in IRIX 6.4 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a long principal, group, or organization.

Medium

CVE-1999-1261

Buffer overflow in Rainbow Six Multiplayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long nickname (nick) command.

1997-10-22
High

CVE-1999-0072

Buffer overflow in AIX xdat gives root access to local users.

1997-10-18
Critical

CVE-1999-0192

Buffer overflow in telnet daemon tgetent routing allows remote attackers to gain root access via the TERMCAP environmental variable.

1997-10-01
High

CVE-1999-0090

Buffer overflow in AIX rcp command allows local users to obtain root access.

1997-09-30
Critical

CVE-1999-0182

Samba has a buffer overflow which allows a remote attacker to obtain root access by specifying a long password.

1997-09-23
High

CVE-1999-0267

Buffer overflow in NCSA HTTP daemon v1.3 allows remote command execution.

1997-09-01
High

CVE-1999-0071

Apache httpd cookie buffer overflow for versions 1.1.1 and earlier.

1997-08-01
High

CVE-1999-0301

Buffer overflow in SunOS/Solaris ps command.

1997-07-30
High

CVE-1999-1419

Buffer overflow in nss_nisplus.so.1 library in NIS+ in Solaris 2.3 and 2.4 allows local users to gain root privileges.

1997-07-22
High

CVE-1999-0971

Buffer overflow in Exim allows local users to gain root privileges via a long :include: option in a .forward file.

1997-07-21
High

CVE-1999-0122

Buffer overflow in AIX lchangelv gives root access.

High

CVE-1999-0247

Buffer overflow in nnrpd program in INN up to version 1.6 allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands.

High

CVE-1999-1208

Buffer overflow in ping in AIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

1997-07-17
High

CVE-1999-1182

Buffer overflow in run-time linkers (1) ld.so or (2) ld-linux.so for Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges by calling a setuid program with a long program name (argv[0]) and forcing ld.…

1997-07-16
High

CVE-1999-0025

root privileges via buffer overflow in df command on SGI IRIX systems.

Medium

CVE-1999-0026

root privileges via buffer overflow in pset command on SGI IRIX systems.

High

CVE-1999-0027

root privileges via buffer overflow in eject command on SGI IRIX systems.

High

CVE-1999-0028

root privileges via buffer overflow in login/scheme command on SGI IRIX systems.

High

CVE-1999-0029

root privileges via buffer overflow in ordist command on SGI IRIX systems.

High

CVE-1999-0030

root privileges via buffer overflow in xlock command on SGI IRIX systems.

1997-07-01
Medium

CVE-1999-0076

Buffer overflow in wu-ftp from PASV command causes a core dump.

High

CVE-1999-0219

Buffer overflow in FTP Serv-U 2.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long (1) CWD or (2) LS (list) command.

1997-06-24
High

CVE-1999-1192

Buffer overflow in eeprom in Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

1997-06-19
Medium

CVE-1999-1483

Buffer overflow in zgv in svgalib 1.2.10 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.

1997-06-12
High

CVE-1999-0033

Command execution in Sun systems via buffer overflow in the at program.

1997-06-01
Critical

CVE-1999-0799

Buffer overflow in bootpd 2.4.3 and earlier via a long boot file location.

1997-05-29
High

CVE-1999-0034

Buffer overflow in suidperl (sperl), Perl 4.x and 5.x.

1997-05-26
High

CVE-1999-0064

Buffer overflow in AIX lquerylv program gives root access to local users.

1997-05-19
High

CVE-1999-1191

Buffer overflow in chkey in Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

1997-05-14
High

CVE-1999-0962

Buffer overflow in HPUX passwd command allows local users to gain root privileges via a command line option.

1997-05-13
High

CVE-1999-1158

Buffer overflow in (1) pluggable authentication module (PAM) on Solaris 2.5.1 and 2.5 and (2) unix_scheme in Solaris 2.4 and 2.3 allows local users to gain root privileges via programs that use these…

Medium

CVE-1999-1184

Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long TERM environmental variable.

1997-05-01
High

CVE-1999-0040

Buffer overflow in Xt library of X Windowing System allows local users to execute commands with root privileges.

High

CVE-1999-0112

Buffer overflow in AIX dtterm program for the CDE.

1997-04-29
High

CVE-1999-1296

Buffer overflow in Kerberos IV compatibility libraries as used in Kerberos V allows local users to gain root privileges via a long line in a kerberos configuration file, which can be specified via th…

1997-04-26
High

CVE-1999-0038

Buffer overflow in xlock program allows local users to execute commands as root.

1997-04-17
High

CVE-1999-0058

Buffer overflow in PHP cgi program, php.cgi allows shell access.

1997-04-07
Critical

CVE-1999-0042

Buffer overflow in University of Washington's implementation of IMAP and POP servers.

1997-04-01
High

CVE-1999-0315

Buffer overflow in Solaris fdformat command gives root access to local users.

1997-03-05
Critical

CVE-1999-0299

Buffer overflow in FreeBSD lpd through long DNS hostnames.

1997-03-04
High

CVE-1999-1489

Buffer overflow in TestChip function in XFree86 SuperProbe in Slackware Linux 3.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -nopr argument.

1997-03-01
High

CVE-1999-0318

Buffer overflow in xmcd 2.0p12 allows local users to gain access through an environmental variable.