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CVE-1999-0912

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1999-09-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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

Affected products

• FreeBSD: 3.0, 3.1, 3.2

References

• http://www.osvdb.org/1079
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/653
• http://www.osvdb.org/1079
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/653

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