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