VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1018
IPChains in Linux kernels 2.2.10 and earlier does not reassemble IP fragments before checking the header information, which allows a remote attacker to bypass the filtering rules using several fragments with 0 offsets.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 7.22%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IPChains in Linux kernels 2.2.10 and earlier does not reassemble IP fragments before checking the header information, which allows a remote attacker to bypass the filtering rules using several fragments with 0 offsets.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.22% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93312523904591&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/543Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93312523904591&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/543Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.