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CVE-1999-1330

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.6)—
Severity4.6Medium · CVSS 2.0
Exploitation probability0.40 %higher than 32% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

The snprintf function in the db library 1.85.4 ignores the size parameter, which could allow attackers to exploit buffer overflows that would be prevented by a properly implemented snprintf.

CVSS

Base score
4.6
Version
2.0
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.40 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
32
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Debian — Debian LinuxRedhat — Linux

CWEs

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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