CVE-1999-1406 — Redhat Linux vulnerability

3 documents3 sources
Severity
2.1LOWNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 76.13%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Redhat Linux
Timeline
PublishedJul 29
Latest updateApr 30

Description

dumpreg in Red Hat Linux 5.1 opens /dev/mem with O_RDWR access, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by redirecting fd 1 (stdout) to the kernel.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDredhat/linux5.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-mjmw-j964-hfpm: dumpreg in Red Hat Linux 5↗2022-04-30
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CVEList
CVE-1999-1406: dumpreg in Red Hat Linux 5↗2001-09-12
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CVE-1999-1406 — Redhat Linux vulnerability | cvebase