CVE-1999-0905 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Axent Raptor firewalls by sending malformed zero-length IP options.
- 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-1999-0905?
CVE-1999-0905 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Denial of service in Axent Raptor firewall via malformed zero-length IP options.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0905?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Axent Raptor Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0905?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0905 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-1999-0905 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0905 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5mcc-m9mr-95rg.