Denial of service in Linux 2.2.0 running the ldd command on a core file.

published 1999-01-26 27 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0400

cvss: 4.6; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Timeline

1999-01-26 First public exploit (EDB-19272)
1999-01-26 Published

Exploit prediction

1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-19272 Linux Kernel 2.2 - 'ldd core' Force Reboot (Denial of Service) dos, 1999-01-26

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Technology feeds

Linux kernel rss critical rss

References

securityfocus.com /bid/344
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-1999-0400
NVD CVE-1999-0400

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Summary