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
7.5
*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
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
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* 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
- 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93207728118694&w=2 | Mailing List | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2351 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19423 | 1999-07-15 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/526 | 2024-08-01 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" | Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" | 1.1.5.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "1.1.5.1" | - |
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| Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" | Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" | 2.0 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.0" | - |
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| Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" | Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" | 2.0.5 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.0.5" | - |
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| Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" | Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" | 2.1.0 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.1.0" | - |
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| Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" | Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" | 2.1.5 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.1.5" | - |
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| Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" | Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" | 2.1.6 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.1.6" | - |
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| Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" | Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" | 2.1.7.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.1.7.1" | - |
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| Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" | Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" | 2.2.2 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.2.2" | - |
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| Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" | Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" | 2.2.3 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.2.3" | - |
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| Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" | Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" | 2.2.4 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.2.4" | - |
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| Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" | Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" | 2.2.5 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.2.5" | - |
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| Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" | Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" | 2.2.6 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.2.6" | - |
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| Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" | Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" | 2.2.8 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.2.8" | - |
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| Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" | Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" | 3.0 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "3.0" | - |
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| Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" | Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" | 3.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "3.1" | - |
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| Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" | Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" | 3.2 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "3.2" | - |
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| Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd" | Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd" | 1.3.1 Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd" and version "1.3.1" | - |
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| Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd" | Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd" | 1.3.2 Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd" and version "1.3.2" | - |
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| Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd" | Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd" | 1.3.3 Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd" and version "1.3.3" | - |
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| Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd" | Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd" | 1.4 Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd" and version "1.4" | x86 |
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