CVE-1999-1285 describes a denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel versions 2.1.132 and earlier. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion by initiating a read of a large buffer from a random device like /dev/urandom, which cannot be interrupted. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and only partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any known public exploit codes or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.132CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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