CVE-1999-1449 SunOS 4.1.4 on a Sparc 20 machine allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by reading from the /dev/tcx0 TCX device.
Low 2.1
Published
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Check this codebase for CVE-1999-1449 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-1449 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 12 Sep 2001.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1449 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Sun Sunos. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1449/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1449/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1449?
CVE-1999-1449 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 12 Sep 2001.
Official description
SunOS 4.1.4 on a Sparc 20 machine allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by reading from the /dev/tcx0 TCX device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1449?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1449?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1449 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1449 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Sunos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h7hf-jwxg-6q4v.