Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1285 (CCN-1472)

Assigned:1998-12-27
Published:1998-12-27
Updated:2017-12-19
Summary: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.
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, Sun, 27 Dec 1998 20:40:32 +0100
[patch] fix for urandom read(2) not interruptible

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1285

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19981227 [patch] fix for urandom read(2) not interruptible

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 13024
Linux Kernel Random Device Large Buffer Read DoS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-random-read-dos(1472)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-random-read-dos(1472)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 2.1.132)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    linux linux kernel *
    linux linux kernel *