Vulnerability Details : CVE-1999-1406
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1406
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-1999-1406
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
3.9
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2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-1999-1406
Products affected by CVE-1999-1406
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*