CVE-1999-0403 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a denial of service on Linux systems running Cyrix CPUs due to a hardware bug.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0403?
CVE-1999-0403 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A bug in Cyrix CPUs on Linux allows local users to perform a denial of service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0403?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cyrix Linux.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0403?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0403 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-0403 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0403 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9xg4-32jw-823r.