Vulnerability CVE-1999-0451

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0451 (CCN-8364)

Assigned:

1999-01-19

Published:

1999-01-19

Updated:

2008-09-05

Summary:

Denial of service in Linux 2.0.36 allows local users to prevent any server from listening on any non-privileged port.

CVSS v3 Severity:

4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local 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:

2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local 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: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 19 Jan 1999 11:33:19 -0800
Linux 2.0.36 vulnerable to local port/memory DoS attack

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0451

Source: CCN
Type: Linux Kernel Web site
The Linux Kernel Archives

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5994
Linux CLOSE_WAIT TCP Networking DoS

Source: BID
Type: Vendor Advisory
343

Source: CCN
Type: BID-343
Linux TCP Port DoS Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-ports-dos(8364)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable