CVE-1999-0746 Denial of service in n/a
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service against SuSE Linux systems by exploiting the default 120-second delay in the identd 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-1999-0746?
CVE-1999-0746 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Slackware Slackware Linux, published on 22 Mar 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A default configuration of in.identd in SuSE Linux waits 120 seconds between requests, allowing a remote attacker to conduct a denial of service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0746?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Slackware Slackware Linux, Suse Suse Linux.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0746?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0746 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-1999-0746 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0746 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Slackware Slackware Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-868p-j55q-vf55.