Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0116 (CCN-135)

Assigned:1996-09-19
Published:1996-09-19
Updated:2008-09-09
Summary:Denial of service when an attacker sends many SYN packets to create multiple connections without ever sending an ACK to complete the connection, aka SYN flood.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: SGI Security Advisory 19960901-01-A
TCP SYN Denial of Service Attack

Source: CCN
Type: SGI Security Advisory 19961202-01-PX
TCP SYN and Ping Denial of Service Attacks

Source: SGI
Type: UNKNOWN
19961202-01-PX

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0116

Source: SUN
Type: UNKNOWN
00136

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin #00136
TCP-based "SYN flood" denial-of-service attack

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-1996-21
TCP SYN Flooding and IP Spoofing Attacks

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 10182
TCP/IP SYN Packets Saturation DoS

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 41944
Belkin Wireless G Router TCP SYN Flood Remote DoS

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 55784
Axesstel MV 410R SYN Flood Remote DoS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
synflood(135)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 142641
Internet Server Unavailable Because of Malicious SYN Attacks

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/h:ibm:sng:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:ibm:sng:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:3.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:3.5.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:windriver:bsdos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:os2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:data_general:dg_ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:novell:netware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sco:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:compaq:tru64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm aix 3.2.5
    ibm aix 4.1
    ibm aix 4.2
    ibm sng 2.1
    ibm sng 2.2
    microsoft windows nt 3.51
    microsoft windows 95 *
    microsoft windows nt 4.0
    microsoft windows 98 *
    microsoft windows nt 3.5.1 sp1
    microsoft windows 98se *
    microsoft windows 2000 *
    microsoft windows me *
    microsoft windows xp
    microsoft windows 2003_server
    ibm aix *
    windriver bsdos *
    hp hp-ux *
    sgi irix *
    linux linux kernel *
    sun solaris *
    ibm os2 *
    data_general dg ux *
    novell netware *
    sco unix *
    cisco ios *
    compaq tru64 *
    apple mac os *