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CVE-1999-0986

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.

Published

1999-12-08T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System debian debian_linux 2.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.0.34 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.0.35 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.0.36 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.0.37 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.0.38 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 5.2 Yes
References