CVE-1999-1406 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the 'dumpreg' utility within Red Hat Linux 5.1. A local attacker can exploit this by redirecting standard output (fd 1) to the kernel, causing the system to crash. This vulnerability is rated as Low severity (CVSS 2.1) due to its local attack vector and low impact (availability only). There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in common repositories like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has received no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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