THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-1999-0426
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-1999-0426

Suse Linux vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
10.6%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
The default permissions of /dev/kmem in Linux versions before 2.0.36 allows IP spoofing.
Affected vendor
Suse
Affected product
Suse Linux
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions
Published
1999-03-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 10.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-1999-0426

  • Confirm whether Suse Suse Linux is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-1999-0426.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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