Vulnerability CVE-1999-0513 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0513 (CCN-588)

Assigned:

1997-10-01

Published:

1997-10-01

Updated:

2022-08-17

Summary:

ICMP messages to broadcast addresses are allowed, allowing for a Smurf attack that can cause a denial of service.

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:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Source: CCN
Type: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-98:06
smurf attack

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0513

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-1998-01
smurf IP Denial-of-Service Attacks

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin I-021a
"smurf" IP Denial-of-Service Attacks

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin K-032
DDoS Mediation Action List

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 916
Multiple Vendor ICMP Broadcast Flood DoS (smurf)

Source: CCN
Type: Cisco Systems Technical Tips
"Smurfing": The Latest in Denial of Service Attacks

Source: CCN
Type: Pentics.net Web site
THE LATEST IN DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS: "SMURFING"

Source: CCN
Type: SANS Institute Resources Web site
Help Defeat Denial of Service Attacks: Step-by-Step

Source: CCN
Type: BID-147
Multiple Vendor Smurf Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
smurf(588)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0513

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:digital:unix:4.0d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:digital:unix:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:1.1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

OR cpe:/o:digital:unix:4.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:digital:unix:4.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:digital:unix:3.2g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:digital:unix:4.0c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:netbsd:netbsd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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