CVE-1999-1331 Information

Description

netcfg 2.16-1 in Red Hat Linux 4.2 allows the Ethernet interface to be controlled by users on reboot when an option is set which allows local users to cause a denial of service by shutting down the interface.

Reference

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7245.php http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh42-errata-general.htmlnetcfg