CVE-1999-1339 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Vulnerability when Network Address Translation (NAT) is enabled in Linux 2.2.10 and earlier with ipchains, or FreeBSD 3.2 with ipfw, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a ping -R (record route) command.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1320	Vulnerability when Network Address Translation (NAT) is enabled in Linux 2.2.10 and earlier with ipchains, or FreeBSD 3.2 with ipfw, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a ping -R (record route) command.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01108.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93277426802802&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93277766505061&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7257.php
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/patch-2.2.11.gz
http://www.osvdb.org/6105

History

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Subscriptions

Freebsd Freebsd

Linux Linux Kernel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:03.233Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1339

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1339

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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