Operating systems with shared memory implementations based on BSD 4.4 code allow a user…
Priority LOW 28Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Operating systems with shared memory implementations based on BSD 4.4 code allow a user to conduct a denial of service and bypass memory limits (e.g., as specified with rlimits) using mmap or shmget to allocate memory and cause page faults.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03073 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 20
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:1.1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.5.1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.0 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.5 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.6 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.7.1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.2 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.3 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.4 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:1.1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.7.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Show 10 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.5 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.6 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.8 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.1 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.2 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.3 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.8 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1518
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-69xf-x2fj-fh4j
References
Other 1
Sources
- CVE-1999-1518 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-1518 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-69xf-x2fj-fh4j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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