2.1
CVSSv2

CVE-1999-1441

Published: 30/06/1998 Updated: 18/10/2016
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

Linux 2.0.34 does not properly prevent users from sending SIGIO signals to arbitrary processes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending SIGIO to processes that do not catch it.

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linux linux kernel 2.0.34

Exploits

/* source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/111/info A vulnerability in the Linux kernel allows any user to send a SIGIO signal to any process If the process does not catch or ignore the signal is will exit */ /* On non-glibc systems you must add * * #define O_ASYNC FASYNC */ #include <fcntlh> #include <errnoh> #include <stdio ...