Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

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.

EPSS: 0.043 (90.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.0, 2.0.34, 2.0.35
Debian Debian_linux — versions 2.1
Redhat Linux — versions 5.2
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)