Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0986 (CCN-3753)

Assigned:1999-12-08
Published:1999-12-08
Updated:2008-09-09
Summary:The ping command in Linux 2.0.3x allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending large packets with the -R (record route) option.
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: Ox Compsoc FTP site
FTP site

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Dec 09 1999 - 10:51:45 CST
Big problem on 2.0.x?

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Dec 13 1999 - 17:44:22 CST
Re: Big problem on 2.0.x?

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0986

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1163
Linux Kernel Malformed Packet Options Handling Remote DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
870

Source: CCN
Type: BID-870
Linux Packet Length with Options Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-ping-dos(3753)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    debian debian linux 2.1
    linux linux kernel 2.0
    linux linux kernel 2.0.34
    linux linux kernel 2.0.35
    linux linux kernel 2.0.36
    linux linux kernel 2.0.37
    linux linux kernel 2.0.38
    redhat linux 5.2
    linux linux kernel 2.0.35
    linux linux kernel 2.0.36
    linux linux kernel 2.0.38