CVE-1999-0783

MEDIUM

Freebsd - Symlink Following

Title source: rule

Description

FreeBSD allows local users to conduct a denial of service by creating a hard link from a device special file to a file on an NFS file system.

References (2)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 44.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-59
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

freebsd/freebsd

Timeline

Published Jun 16, 1998
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026