CVE-1999-0482 describes a kernel crash vulnerability in OpenBSD, specifically triggered by improper handling of the Task State Segment (TSS) when using the "crashme" program. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and results in a partial denial of service (system crash). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this very old CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.