Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1406 - Unspecified vulnerability in Redhat Linux 5.1
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
dumpreg in Red Hat Linux 5.1 opens /dev/mem with O_RDWR access, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by redirecting fd 1 (stdout) to the kernel.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 1 |