Vulnerability CVE-1999-0912

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0912 (CCN-3441)

Assigned:

1999-09-22

Published:

1999-09-22

Updated:

2008-09-09

Summary:

FreeBSD VFS cache (vfs_cache) allows local users to cause a denial of service by opening a large number of files.

CVSS v3 Severity:

4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-Other

Vulnerability Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 21 Sep 1999 15:50:58 -0400
FreeBSD-specific denial of service

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0912

Source: CCN
Type: FreeBSD Web site
The FreeBSD Project

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
1079

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1079
FreeBSD vfs_cache Memory Consumption DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
653

Source: CCN
Type: BID-653
FreeBSD vfs_cache Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
freebsd-vfscache-dos(3441)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable