Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-0986

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
debian
linux
redhat
exploit available
NVD
Published: 1999-12-08
Updated: 2008-09-09

Summary

The ping command in Linux 2.0.3x allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending large packets with the -R (record route) option.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Debian
1
OS
Linux
6
OS
Redhat
1

Exploit-Db

descriptionDebian 2.1,Linux kernel 2.0.34/2.0.35/2.0.36/2.0.37/2.0.38,RedHat 5.2 i386 Packet Length with Options Vulnerability. CVE-1999-0986 . Local exploit for linux ...
idEDB-ID:19675
last seen2016-02-02
modified1999-12-08
published1999-12-08
reporterAndrea Arcangeli
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/19675/
titleDebian 2.1,Linux kernel 2.0.x,RedHat 5.2 Packet Length with Options Vulnerability

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