CVE-1999-0747

Low

Published: 18/08/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.31%

22th percentile — higher than 22% of all known CVEs

Summary

CVE-1999-0747 is a Denial of Service vulnerability in BSDi Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) that occurs when an fstat call is made under high CPU load.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can cause system unavailability, leading to service interruptions and potential financial losses for the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to monitor CPU load and update the system to the latest version to minimize the risk of this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

Denial of service in BSDi Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) when an fstat call is made when the system has a high CPU load.