CVE-1999-1503 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Network Flight Recorder daemon by sending a TCP packet with a null header and data field.
- 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-1999-1503?
CVE-1999-1503 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
Network Flight Recorder (NFR) 1.5 and 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in nfrd (crash) via a TCP packet with a null header and data field.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1503?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nfr Nfr.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1503?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1503 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-1999-1503 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1503 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q8g8-57rf-gprq.