CVE-1999-0016

Summary

CVE-1999-0016 is a land denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability that was identified in 1999. This issue allows an attacker to send specially crafted packets to a targeted system, resulting in a denial-of-service condition by exhausting the system's resources. The vulnerability exists due to an error in the handling of IP packets with incorrect source addresses. This issue can cause significant disruption to network services and may require system reboots to resolve. It is important to note that this vulnerability affects older operating systems and has been addressed in more recent versions with patches and updates.

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