Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1449 (CCN-7197)

Assigned:1997-05-19
Published:1997-05-19
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:SunOS 4.1.4 on a Sparc 20 machine allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by reading from the /dev/tcx0 TCX device.
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, Mon, 19 May 1997 19:29:20 -0700
/dev/tcx0 crashes SunOS 4.1.4 on Sparc 20's

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed, 21 May 1997 14:55:04 +0200
Re: /dev/tcx0 crashes SunOS 4.1.4 on Sparc 20's

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1449

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Vendor Advisory
19970519 /dev/tcx0 crashes SunOS 4.1.4 on Sparc 20's

Source: CCN
Type: Insecure.org Web site
SunOS 4.1.4 crashes when (l)users read /dev/tcx0

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.insecure.org/sploits/sunos.dev.tcx0.write.wierd.shit.to.device.bug.html

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 8743
SunOS /dev/tcx0 TCX Device Local DoS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sun-tcx-dos(7197)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:sunos:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:sunos:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sun sunos 4.1.4
    sun sunos 4.1.4