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CVE-1999-1406

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1998-07-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-1999-1406
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.38%
Linux

Original NVD Description

dumpreg in Red Hat Linux 5.1 opens /dev/mem with O_RDWR access, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by redirecting fd 1 (stdout) to the kernel.