CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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3.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Linux 4.2 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component netcfg 2.16-1. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
netcfg 2.16-1 in Red Hat Linux 4.2 allows the Ethernet interface to be controlled by users on reboot when an option is set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by shutting down the interface.
The issue has been introduced in 05/19/1997. The weakness was shared 12/31/1999 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1331. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 956 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The entries 15173, 15168, 15167 and 15166 are related to this item.
Product
Type
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8
VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
05/19/1997 🔍12/31/1999 🔍
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06/23/2014 🔍
04/14/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: redhat.comAdvisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-1999-1331 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 06/23/2014 12:52Updated: 04/14/2019 21:20
Changes: 06/23/2014 12:52 (51), 04/14/2019 21:20 (1)
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