CVE-1999-0400 Denial of service in Linux 2.2.0 running the ldd command on a core file.
Medium 4.6
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-0400 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-0400 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 4 Feb 2000.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0400 exists.
Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0400/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0400/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0400?
CVE-1999-0400 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 4 Feb 2000.
Official description
Denial of service in Linux 2.2.0 running the ldd command on a core file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0400?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0400?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0400 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0400 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0400 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2x32-727m-44f2.