CVE-1999-0426
CriticalPublished
The default permissions of /dev/kmem in Linux versions before 2.0.36 allows IP spoofing.
- Published
- Feb 4, 2000
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jul 31, 1999
Primary CVSS
9.8/ 10Critical
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H10.8%
Moderate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 95.7%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The default permissions of /dev/kmem in Linux versions before 2.0.36 allows IP spoofing.
Sources
1Nergal · linux · Jul 31, 1999
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