Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU100015

Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-1999-0986

Published: December 8, 1999 / Updated: November 7, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU100015

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-1999-0986

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The ping command in Linux 2.0.3x allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending large packets with the -R (record route) option.

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