CVE-1999-0446 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a denial of service in NetBSD by creating a specific symbolic link, triggering a VFS 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-1999-0446?
CVE-1999-0446 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 29 Sep 1999. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Local users can perform a denial of service in NetBSD 1.3.3 and earlier versions by creating an unusual symbolic link with the ln command, triggering a bug in VFS.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0446?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netbsd Netbsd.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0446?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0446 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-1999-0446 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0446 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netbsd Netbsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xhjh-662r-5x5g.