Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1442 (CCN-7340)

Assigned:1998-06-01
Published:1998-06-01
Updated:2018-09-11
Summary:Bug in AMD K6 processor on Linux 2.0.x and 2.1.x kernels allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a particular sequence of instructions, possibly related to accessing addresses outside of segments.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1442

Source: CCN
Type: Linux-Kernel Archive 01 Jun 1998 04:06:22 +0200
Re: A new K6 bug

Source: MISC
Type: Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/9805.3/0855.html

Source: MISC
Type: Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/Year-1998/1998-25/0816.html

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 9566
Linux Kernel on AMD K6 Processor Out of Segment DoS

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
105

Source: CCN
Type: BID-105
AMD K6 Processor Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-k6-dos(7340)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 2.0.0 and <= 2.0.39)
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 2.1.0 and <= 2.1.132)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.1.132:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    linux linux kernel *
    linux linux kernel *
    linux linux kernel 2.0.39
    linux linux kernel 2.1.132