CVE-1999-0426

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The default permissions of /dev/kmem in Linux versions before 2.0.36 allows IP spoofing.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-276

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Mar 1, 1999
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-1999-0426: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix