CVE-1999-0426

Critical CVSS 9.8

Published 1999-03-01 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0426, 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

The default permissions of /dev/kmem in Linux versions before 2.0.36 allows IP spoofing.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0426

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H