2.1
CVSSv2

CVE-1999-0912

Published: 22/09/1999 Updated: 09/09/2008
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

FreeBSD VFS cache (vfs_cache) allows local users to cause a denial of service by opening a large number of files.

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Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/653/info A vulnerability exists in FreeBSD's new VFS cache introduced in version 30 that allows a local and possibly remote user to force the kernel to consume large quantities of wired memory thus creating a denial of service condition The new VFS cache has no way to purge entries from memory while the f ...