Description
Local users can perform a denial of service in NetBSD 1.3.3 and earlier versions by creating an unusual symbolic link with the ln command, triggering a bug in VFS.
Published: 1999-09-29
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-0446 Local users can perform a denial of service in NetBSD 1.3.3 and earlier versions by creating an unusual symbolic link with the ln command, triggering a bug in VFS.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:41:44.840Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0446

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-04-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0446

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