CVE-1999-1339 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a kernel panic via ping record route commands when NAT is enabled on affected Linux or FreeBSD systems.
- 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-1999-1339?
CVE-1999-1339 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability when Network Address Translation (NAT) is enabled in Linux 2.2.10 and earlier with ipchains, or FreeBSD 3.2 with ipfw, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a ping -R (record route) command.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1339?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1339?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1339 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-1999-1339 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1339 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8m8f-vqxq-q9r6.