CVE-1999-0703 describes a vulnerability in OpenBSD, BSDI, and other Unix operating systems where users can set chflags and fchflags on character and block devices. This could potentially allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service or modify data. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.6, indicating a low severity with local access and low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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