CVE-1999-0116 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service by flooding the system with SYN packets, affecting Unix-based operating systems.
- 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-1999-0116?
CVE-1999-0116 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Denial of service when an attacker sends many SYN packets to create multiple connections without ever sending an ACK to complete the connection, aka SYN flood.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0116?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Aix, Ibm Sng.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0116?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0116 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-1999-0116 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0116 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j56q-jrrm-mwmf.