CVE-1999-0483 Denial of service in n/a
A local attacker can cause a system crash in OpenBSD by exploiting an nlink value error in FFS and EXT2FS filesystems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0483?
CVE-1999-0483 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Openbsd Openbsd, 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
OpenBSD crash using nlink value in FFS and EXT2FS filesystems.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0483?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openbsd Openbsd.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0483?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0483 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-1999-0483 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0483 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openbsd Openbsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rq94-hhwx-7jc5.