2.1
CVSSv2

CVE-1999-0460

Published: 19/02/1999 Updated: 05/09/2008
CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.1 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 215
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

Buffer overflow in Linux autofs module through long directory names allows local users to perform a denial of service.

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linux linux kernel 2.1

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linux linux kernel 2.3.0

Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/312/info The autofs module provides support for the automount filesystem, as well as the interface between the kernel and the automountd daemon, which is responsible for the actual mounting Calls such as chdir() executed in the automount directory are handled by the module, and if the desired directory is ...