CVE-1999-1313

CVSS 2.0 Score 4.6 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published May 23, 1996
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-1999-1314 is a vulnerability affecting the union file system in FreeBSD 2.2 and older versions, as well as potentially other operating systems. This issue allows local users to trigger a denial of service condition by executing a specific sequence of mount_union commands. By manipulating the union file system in this way, users can cause the system to reload, resulting in a disruption of services. This vulnerability poses a risk to system stability and availability.

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