Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1441 - Unspecified vulnerability in Linux Kernel 2.0.34
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 1 |
Exploit-Db
| description | Linux kernel 2.0/2.1 SIGIO Vulnerability. CVE-1999-1441. Dos exploit for linux platform |
| id | EDB-ID:19085 |
| last seen | 2016-02-02 |
| modified | 1998-06-30 |
| published | 1998-06-30 |
| reporter | David Luyer |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/19085/ |
| title | Linux kernel 2.0/2.1 SIGIO Vulnerability |
Packetstorm
| data source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/154456/linux2021-signal.txt |
| id | PACKETSTORM:154456 |
| last seen | 2019-09-11 |
| published | 2000-01-01 |
| reporter | David Luyer |
| source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154456/Linux-Kernel-2.0-2.1-Send-SIGIO-Signal.html |
| title | Linux Kernel 2.0 / 2.1 Send SIGIO Signal |