CVE-1999-1518

Public Exploit

Description

Operating systems with shared memory implementations based on BSD 4.4 code allow a user to conduct a denial of service and bypass memory limits (e.g., as specified with rlimits) using mmap or shmget to allocate memory and cause page faults.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.47% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/526	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93207728118694&w=2	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2351	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1518?: CVE-1999-1518 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-1999-1518?: To fix CVE-1999-1518, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-1999-1518 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-1999-1518 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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