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CVE-1999-1518

BSD/Linux Kernel 2.3 (BSD/OS 4.0 / FreeBSD 3.2 / NetBSD 1.4) - Shared Memory Denial of Service

Severity Score

5.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Operating systems with shared memory implementations based on BSD 4.4 code allow a user to conduct a denial of service and bypass memory limits (e.g., as specified with rlimits) using mmap or shmget to allocate memory and cause page faults.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 1999-07-15 CVE Published
  • 1999-07-15 First Exploit
  • 2001-08-31 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Freebsd
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Freebsd
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1.1.5.1
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Freebsd
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Freebsd
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2.0
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Freebsd
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Freebsd
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2.0.5
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Freebsd
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Freebsd
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2.1.0
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Freebsd
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Freebsd
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2.1.5
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Freebsd
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Freebsd
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2.1.6
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Freebsd
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Freebsd
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2.1.7.1
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Freebsd
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Freebsd
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2.2.2
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Freebsd
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Freebsd
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2.2.3
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Freebsd
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Freebsd
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2.2.4
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Freebsd
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Freebsd
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2.2.5
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Freebsd
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Freebsd
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2.2.6
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Freebsd
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Freebsd
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2.2.8
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Freebsd
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Freebsd
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3.0
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Freebsd
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Freebsd
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3.1
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Freebsd
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Freebsd
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3.2
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Netbsd
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Netbsd
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1.3.1
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Netbsd
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Netbsd
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1.3.2
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Netbsd
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Netbsd
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1.3.3
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Netbsd
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Netbsd
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1.4
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x86
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