CVE-1999-0214 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service by sending forged ICMP unreachable packets, affecting network stack implementations.
- 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-1999-0214?
CVE-1999-0214 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Sun Sunos, 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 by sending forged ICMP unreachable packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0214?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0214?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0214 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-1999-0214 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0214 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Sunos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-77qv-qfqh-c6rq.