CVE-1999-0401

Low CVSS 3.7

Published 1999-01-01 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0401, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

A race condition in Linux 2.2.1 allows local users to read arbitrary memory from /proc files.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0401

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P