CVE-1999-0128 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can crash systems by sending oversized ICMP ping packets, affecting operating systems with vulnerable network stacks.
- 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-1999-0128?
CVE-1999-0128 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
Oversized ICMP ping packets can result in a denial of service, aka Ping o' Death.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0128?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Digital Osf 1, Ibm Aix, Ibm Sng, Linux kernel, Sco Internet Faststart, Sco Open Desktop and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0128?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0128 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-1999-0128 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0128 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jvjv-6vf7-4p96.