CVE-1999-0912 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a denial of service in FreeBSD by opening a large number of files, exhausting the VFS cache.
- 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-1999-0912?
CVE-1999-0912 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, 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
FreeBSD VFS cache (vfs_cache) allows local users to cause a denial of service by opening a large number of files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0912?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0912?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0912 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-1999-0912 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0912 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-v9fp-3459-p6h9.