SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-1999-0513

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

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 70.5%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 70.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

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

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
70.46% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
digital/unix · freebsd/freebsd · hp/hp-ux · ibm/aix · linux/linux kernel · netbsd/netbsd · sun/solaris · sun/sunos
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.