CVE-1999-1285

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

published September 12, 2001

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
25.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00338 · 25.9th percentile
Published
2001-09-12T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 SEP 04:00Z
    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
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