CVE-1999-0446

Low CVSS 2.1

Published 1999-04-12 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0446, 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

Local users can perform a denial of service in NetBSD 1.3.3 and earlier versions by creating an unusual symbolic link with the ln command, triggering a bug in VFS.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0446

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