CVE-1999-0513

Summary

CVE-1999-0513 is a vulnerability that impacts systems allowing ICMP messages to be sent to broadcast addresses. This issue, known as Smurf attack, can lead to a denial of service by overwhelming the targeted network with excessive traffic generated by reflected ICMP echo-request messages. Attackers can manipulate this vulnerability by sending ICMP packets to the broadcast address, causing multiple systems to respond with ICMP echo-replies to the attacker's source IP, resulting in a significant network traffic surge and potential denial of service.

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