CVE-1999-0783 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (FreeBSD allows local users to conduct a denial of service by)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-0783 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.5 |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CWE | CWE-59 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1998-06-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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