CVE-1999-0986

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P).

Overview

Type

Linux

First reported 25 years ago

1999-12-08 05:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-09 12:36:00

Affected Software

Debian Debian Linux 2.1

2.1

Linux Kernel 2.0.34

2.0.34

Linux Kernel 2.0.35

2.0.35

Linux Kernel 2.0.36

2.0.36

Linux Kernel 2.0.37

2.0.37

Linux Kernel 2.0.38

2.0.38

References

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