VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-0986
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 4.26%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.26% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · linux/linux kernel · redhat/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.