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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Router and Firewall. Affected is an unknown function of the component IP Fragmentation Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-0588. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to update the configuration settings.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Router and Firewall (Router Operating System) (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component IP Fragmentation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A filter in a router or firewall allows unusual fragmented packets.
The weakness was published 01/01/1999. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0588. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
It is declared as highly functional. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90038 (Disabled Fragmented IP Packets Filtering).
It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (407) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4016†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Timeline
08/19/1998 🔍01/01/1999 🔍
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06/19/2014 🔍
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Sources
Status: Not definedCVE: CVE-1999-0588 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0588
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14365
X-Force: 407
Vulnerability Center: 4016 - Firewall/Router Wrong Filtering of Fragmented Packets, High
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 06/20/2014 01:03Updated: 10/25/2025 22:07
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:03 (36), 05/20/2019 16:13 (17), 10/25/2025 22:07 (22)
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