PT-1999-1660 · Freebsd+1 · Freebsd+1

Published 1999-12-31 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-1999-1339

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux versions prior to 2.2.10 FreeBSD version 3.2

Description: The issue occurs when Network Address Translation (NAT) is enabled, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a kernel panic. This can be achieved via a ping command with the record route option.

Recommendations: For Linux versions prior to 2.2.10, consider disabling NAT or upgrading to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For FreeBSD version 3.2, restrict the use of ipfw to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1339

Affected Products

Freebsd

Linux

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1339 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/6105 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/7257.php · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93277426802802&w=2 · Note
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/patch-2.2.11.gz · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93277766505061&w=2 · Note