First published: Wed Aug 18 1999(Updated: )
Denial of service in BSDi Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) when an fstat call is made when the system has a high CPU load.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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bsdi bsd os | =4.0.1 |
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CVE-1999-0747 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service under high CPU load conditions.
CVE-1999-0747 exploits the system by causing an fstat call that results in operational disruption during high CPU load.
CVE-1999-0747 affects BSDi BSD/OS version 4.0.1.
CVE-1999-0747 is associated with a denial of service attack.
There are no specific solutions provided for CVE-1999-0747, but upgrading to a non-vulnerable version may mitigate the risk.