CVE-1999-1449 json
SunOS 4.1.4 on a Sparc 20 machine allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by reading from the /dev/tcx0 TCX device.
published 1997-05-19 29 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-1430
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
SunOS 4.1.4 on a Sparc 20 machine allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by reading from the /dev/tcx0 TCX device.
Exploit prediction
0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
insecure.org
/sploits/sunos.dev.tcx0.write.wierd.shit.to.device.bug.html
vendor-advisory
-
oamk.fi
/~jukkao/bugtraq/before-971202/0498.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-1999-1449
- NVD CVE-1999-1449
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