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.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.3%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
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 · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 December 1999
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · linux/linux kernel · redhat/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.