CVE-1999-1518

Published Sep 12, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Operating systems with shared memory implementations based on BSD 4.4 code allow a user to conduct a denial of service and bypass memory limits (e.g., as specified with rlimits) using mmap or shmget to allocate memory and cause page faults.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1499 Operating systems with shared memory implementations based on BSD 4.4 code allow a user to conduct a denial of service and bypass memory limits (e.g., as specified with rlimits) using mmap or shmget to allocate memory and cause page faults.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 1, 2024, 5:18 PM
Reserved
Aug 31, 2001, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 15, 1999, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:50 PM