CVE-1999-1284 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by connecting to the NukeNabber port without sending data, leading to 100% CPU usage.
- 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-1999-1284?
CVE-1999-1284 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NukeNabber allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by connecting to the NukeNabber port (1080) without sending any data, which causes the CPU usage to rise to 100% from the report.exe program that is executed upon the connection.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1284?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Puppets Place Nukenabber.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1284?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1284 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-1999-1284 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1284 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-92rh-3xpw-hjgg.