CVE-1999-0001 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash or hang BSD-derived systems by sending crafted TCP/IP packets, requiring OS patches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0001?
CVE-1999-0001 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 4 Feb 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ip_input.c in BSD-derived TCP/IP implementations allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via crafted packets.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0001?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Bsdi Bsd Os, Freebsd Freebsd, Openbsd Openbsd.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0001?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0001 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-0001 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0001 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q295-vmhf-gfx2.