CVE-1999-1285
Linux 2.1.132 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion)...
Linux 2.1.132 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by reading a large buffer from a random device (e.g. /dev/urandom), which cannot be interrupted until the read has completed.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Linux 2.1.132 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by reading a large buffer from a random device (e.g. /dev/urandom), which cannot be interrupted until the read has completed.
- Record
CVE-1999-1285- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Linux 2.1.132 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by reading a large buffer from a random device (e.g. /dev/urandom), which cannot be interrupted until the read has completed.
- Record
CVE-1999-1285- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1266 No score
Linux 2.1.132 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by reading a large buffer from a random device (e.g. /dev/urandom), which cannot be interrupted until the read has completed.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1266- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qwqh-r8x8-wh6j No score
Linux 2.1.132 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion)...
Linux 2.1.132 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by reading a large buffer from a random device (e.g. /dev/urandom), which cannot be interrupted until the read has completed.
- Record
GHSA-qwqh-r8x8-wh6j- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1285 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Linux Kernel, published December 27, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.