Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU100020

Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-1999-0431

Published: March 1, 1999 / Updated: November 7, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU100020

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-1999-0431

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

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

Linux 2.2.3 and earlier allow a remote attacker to perform an IP fragmentation attack, causing a denial of service.

Linux kernel

Install update from vendor's repository.