CVE-1999-1406
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.
Published:Jul 29, 1998
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Sep 12, 2001
EPSS Score:0.00081
CVSS Score:2.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Linux
Redhat
Linux
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
None
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