Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU100029

Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-1999-0128

Published: December 18, 1996 / Updated: August 17, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU100029

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:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-1999-0128

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

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

Oversized ICMP ping packets can result in a denial of service, aka Ping o' Death.

Install update from vendor's repository.