CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.0/2.1 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component ICMP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability (Smurf). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
icmp messages to broadcast addresses are allowed allowing for a smurf attack that can cause a denial of service.
The bug was discovered 10/01/1997. The weakness was published 01/05/1998 with CERT. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0513. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/29/2019). Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 96 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling ICMP. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (588).
Affected
- Digital Unix up to 4.0d
- FreeBSD up to 2.2.4
- HP HP-UX 10.20/11.00
- IBM AIX up to 3.2.5
- Linux Kernel 2.0/2.1
- NetBSD 1.2
- Sun Solaris up to 2.6
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Name: SmurfClass: Denial of service / Smurf
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
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01/05/2005 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgOrganization: CERT
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-0513 (🔍)
X-Force: 588
Vulnerability Center: 6768 - DoS in Multiple Vendor via Smurf Attack, High
SecurityFocus: 147 - Multiple Vendor Smurf Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 916 - Denial of Service from Smurf Attack
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 06/18/2014 18:17Updated: 05/29/2019 09:55
Changes: 06/18/2014 18:17 (64), 05/29/2019 09:55 (7)
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