Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0746 (CCN-3128)

Assigned:1999-08-16
Published:1999-08-16
Updated:2008-09-09
Summary:A default configuration of in.identd in SuSE Linux waits 120 seconds between requests, allowing a remote attacker to conduct 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:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:29:48 -0000
DOS against SuSE's identd

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0746

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 459
SuSE Linux in.identd Request Saturation DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
587

Source: CCN
Type: BID-587
SuSE identd Denial of Service Attack

Source: CCN
Type: SuSE Security Announcement #12
netcfg-x.x.x-x

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-identd-dos(3128)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    slackware slackware linux 3.2
    slackware slackware linux 3.6
    suse suse linux 4.4
    suse suse linux 4.4.1
    suse suse linux 5.0
    suse suse linux 5.1
    suse suse linux 5.2
    suse suse linux 5.3
    suse suse linux 6.0
    suse suse linux 6.1
    suse suse linux 6.2
    suse suse linux *