CVE-1999-0912

Low

Published: 22/09/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.57%

43th percentile — higher than 43% of all known CVEs

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

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to overload the system, leading to service unavailability for other users.

It is recommended to monitor the number of files opened by users and implement limits to prevent system overload.

Original NVD description (English source)

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