NCSA Mosaic 2.1 through 2.7b5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (remote control outage) by creating a /tmp/Mosaic.pid file for every possible PID.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ncsa_mosaic | Illinois | 2.1 (including) | 2.1 (including) |
| Ncsa_mosaic | Illinois | 2.7 (including) | 2.7 (including) |
| Ncsa_mosaic | Illinois | 2.7-b5 (including) | 2.7-b5 (including) |