CVE-1999-0103 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can flood servers by exploiting UDP echo and chargen services, causing denial of service.
- 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-1999-0103?
CVE-1999-0103 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Echo and chargen, or other combinations of UDP services, can be used in tandem to flood the server, a.k.a. UDP bomb or UDP packet storm.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0103?
How do I fix CVE-1999-0103?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0103 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-1999-0103 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0103 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-46xg-4hcp-2ppj.