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CVE-1999-0783
MEDIUM5.5
Description
FreeBSD allows local users to conduct a denial of service by creating a hard link from a device special file to a file on an NFS file system.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score5.5
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack VectorLOCAL
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
Published6/16/1998
Last Modified4/16/2026
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
freebsd:freebsd
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-59
References
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/i-057.shtml(cve@mitre.org)
http://www.osvdb.org/6090(cve@mitre.org)
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/i-057.shtml(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/6090(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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