CVE-1999-0550

Summary

CVE-1999-0550 is a vulnerability affecting routers where routing tables can be accessed from arbitrary hosts. This issue poses a significant risk as attackers can gain critical information about a network's routing configuration, potentially leading to unauthorized access or denial-of-service attacks. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient access control in the router's implementation, allowing unauthorized queries to obtain sensitive routing information. Network administrators are advised to apply patches or configuration changes to mitigate this risk and secure their routers from external queries.

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