CVE-1999-0481

CVSS 2.0 Score 5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Mar 22, 1999
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-1999-0481 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the "poll" function in OpenBSD. An attacker can exploit this issue by sending maliciously crafted packets to a targeted system, causing it to enter an infinite loop and consume excessive CPU resources. As a result, the system becomes unresponsive and unavailable to legitimate users until the issue is resolved. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to OpenBSD systems and requires prompt patching to mitigate the threat.

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