CVE-1999-0052

CVSS 2.0 Score 5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Nov 4, 1998
Updated: Aug 1, 2024
CWE ID 476

Summary

CVE-1999-0052 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting FreeBSD systems. An attacker can exploit this issue by fragmenting IP packets in a way that causes a crash upon receipt. This can result in the targeted system becoming unresponsive or unavailable, potentially leading to a denial-of-service condition. The vulnerability lies in the IP input handling of FreeBSD and can be exploited remotely.

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Affected Products

  • FreeBSD
  • OpenBSD

Affected Vendors

  • OpenBSD Project
  • FreeBSD Project