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01 Record

CVE-1999-0912

FreeBSD VFS cache (vfs_cache) allows local users to cause a denial of service by opening a large number of files.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

FreeBSD VFS cache (vfs_cache) allows local users to cause a denial of service by opening a large number of files.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 47.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2000-10-13 04:00Z26 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-01 16:55Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
1999-12-08
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
effb3e1229e294c33766fd5a5e2a8cb38d9205a59b39b881440f677fd928ff9e

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
freebsdfreebsdNot specified—

06 References