CVE-1999-1404 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in IBM Tivoli OPC Tracker Agent by sending malformed data to the localtracker client port.
- 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-1999-1404?
CVE-1999-1404 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM/Tivoli OPC Tracker Agent version 2 release 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via malformed data to the localtracker client port (5011), which prevents the connection from being closed properly.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1404?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Tivoli Opc Tracker Agent.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1404?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1404 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-1999-1404 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1404 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xpx7-27p8-r55q.