CVE-1999-0183: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 6.4. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Linux implementations of TFTP would allow access to files outside the restricted directory.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.6.20.1 only
• Tftp Tftp: any version

Published 1997-09-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.