CVE-1999-1330: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 4.0 only
• Red Hat Linux: version 4.2 only

Published 1999-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.