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$ cve CVE-1999-0426 JSON

CVE-1999-0426 EXPLOIT

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 10.8% (pctl 96)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

The default permissions of /dev/kmem in Linux versions before 2.0.36 allows IP spoofing.

Scoring

CVSS9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS10.76% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-276
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published1999-03-01
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
susesuse linux

Public exploits

References

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