CVE-1999-1406
CVSS 2.1 - LOW
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.
Affected Products
1| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | linux |
5.1
|
References
Weakness Types
NVD-CWE-Other
CVE Information
- CVE ID:
CVE-1999-1406- Published:
- 1998-07-29
- Modified:
- 2026-04-16
- CVSS Score:
- 2.1
- Severity:
- LOW
- Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected Vendors
redhat
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CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL