CVE-1999-0446

Low

Published: 12/04/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.29%

21th percentile — higher than 21% of all known CVEs

Summary

Local users can cause a denial of service in NetBSD 1.3.3 and earlier versions by creating an unusual symbolic link with the ln command, triggering a bug in VFS.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can disrupt system operation, leading to service unavailability for other users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of NetBSD to mitigate this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

Local users can perform a denial of service in NetBSD 1.3.3 and earlier versions by creating an unusual symbolic link with the ln command, triggering a bug in VFS.