CVE-1999-1285

Low

Description

Linux 2.1.132 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by reading a large buffer from a random device (e.g. /dev/urandom), which cannot be interrupted until the read has completed.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.1
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedDec 27, 1998
First seenDec 27, 1998

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 2.1.132—

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