VDB-14193 · CVE-1999-1406 · BID 372

Red Hat Linux 5.1 dumpreg denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Red Hat Linux 5.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file dumpreg. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-1406. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Red Hat Linux 5.1 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the file dumpreg. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

dumpreg in Red Hat Linux 5.1 opens /dev/mem with O_RDWR access, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by redirecting fd 1 (stdout) to the kernel.

The issue has been introduced in 05/22/1998. The weakness was presented 07/29/1998 by Zachary Amsden as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-1406. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 68 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 372†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Linux 5.2

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05/22/1998 🔍
07/29/1998 +68 days 🔍
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06/19/2014 +5804 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Zachary Amsden
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1406 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1406
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14193
SecurityFocus: 372 - RedHat 5.1 dumpreg Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 16:59
Updated: 04/17/2026 14:44
Changes: 06/19/2014 16:59 (54), 04/15/2019 06:48 (2), 04/17/2026 14:44 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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