CVE-1999-0116

Summary

CVE-1999-0116 is a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability that allows an attacker to flood a system with a high volume of SYN packets. By initiating multiple connections without completing them, the attacker overloads the system, preventing it from responding to legitimate traffic. This can result in a crash or significant degradation of the system's performance. The vulnerability affects systems that use the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and relies on the three-way handshake process for connection establishment. To mitigate the risk of a SYN flood attack, organizations can implement measures such as using a firewall to limit the number of connections per second or employing a SYN cookie mechanism.

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