CVE-1999-1441
Linux Kernel 2.0/2.1 - Send a SIGIO Signal To Any Process
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Linux 2.0.34 does not properly prevent users from sending SIGIO signals to arbitrary processes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending SIGIO to processes that do not catch it.
*Credits:
N/A
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Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
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Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 1998-06-30 CVE Published
- 2000-01-01 First Exploit
- 2001-08-31 CVE Reserved
- 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221103126047&w=2 | Mailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/111 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://packetstorm.news/files/id/154456 | 2000-01-01 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19085 | 2012-06-11 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 2.0.34 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.0.34" | - |
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