CVE-1999-0904

Buffer overflow in BFTelnet allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long username...

BFTelnet Username Handling Remote Overflow DoS

It was possibly to crash the remote telnet server by sending a very long user name. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash the server, or possibly execute arbitrary code. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. See also: Subject: IBM Infoprint Remote Management Simple DoS Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002...