CVE Catalog
CVE-1999-0783
MediumCVSS 5.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk0.77%
51th percentile - higher than 51% of all known CVEs
Summary
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.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can cause service unavailability, leading to disruptions in system operation and loss of data access.
Recommendation
It is recommended to monitor and restrict the ability to create hard links by local users and to regularly update the FreeBSD system.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.