OpenBSD 2.4 TSS crashme denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in OpenBSD 2.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file crashme of the component TSS Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-0482. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OpenBSD 2.4 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file crashme of the component TSS Handler. 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:

OpenBSD kernel crash through TSS handling, as caused by the crashme program.

The weakness was published 03/21/1999 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at osvdb.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0482. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2042), OSVDB (7557†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-621†). Additional details are provided at alum.mit.edu. Similar entry is available at VDB-14577. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0482 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0482
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14575
X-Force: 2042
OSVDB: 7557 - OpenBSD TSS Handling Kernel DoS
Vulnerability Center: 621 - OpenBSD kernel crash through TSS handling, as caused by the crashme program, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 23:05
Updated: 04/19/2026 00:26
Changes: 06/20/2014 23:05 (58), 05/07/2019 22:36 (1), 04/19/2026 00:26 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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