CVE-1999-0747 Denial of service in n/a
A local attacker can cause a denial of service in BSDi SMP systems by triggering an fstat call under high CPU load.
- 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-1999-0747?
CVE-1999-0747 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Apr 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Denial of service in BSDi Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) when an fstat call is made when the system has a high CPU load.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0747?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bsdi Bsd Os.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0747?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0747 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-1999-0747 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0747 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8qw-pv9v-5gw3.