CVE-1999-1285

Linux <2.1.132 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

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.

Scores

EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 22.4%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.1.132

Timeline

Published Dec 27, 1998
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026