CVE-1999-1406

Published: Jul 29, 1998Modified: Apr 16, 2026

2.1

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

dumpreg in Red Hat Linux 5.1 opens /dev/mem with O_RDWR access, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by redirecting fd 1 (stdout) to the kernel.

Affected (1)

Products: Redhat: Linux

Redhat

1 product

Linux

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Linux	Version 5.1

References (6)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104526185&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104526192&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/372

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104526185&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104526192&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/372

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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