CVE-1999-1408 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can crash the system by manipulating socket connections on localhost, affecting AIX and HP-UX operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1408?
CVE-1999-1408 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in AIX 4.1.4 and HP-UX 10.01 and 9.05 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by using a socket to connect to a port on the localhost, calling shutdown to clear the socket, then using the same socket to connect to a different port on localhost.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1408?
It affects 2 products.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1408?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1408 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-1999-1408 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1408 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Hp Hp-Ux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9mgc-w22j-v953.