CVE-1999-0258 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service by sending malformed IP fragments, affecting systems with vulnerable IP 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-1999-0258?
CVE-1999-0258 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, published on 4 Feb 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Bonk variation of teardrop IP fragmentation denial of service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0258?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0258?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0258 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-1999-0258 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0258 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Nt
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6wcf-2rc4-mw5j.