CVE-1999-0128 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 74.5% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Oversized ICMP ping packets can result in a denial of service, aka Ping o' Death.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 74.51% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1996-12-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (9)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| digital | osf 1 |
| ibm | aix |
| ibm | sng |
| linux | linux kernel |
| sco | internet faststart |
| sco | open desktop |
| sco | openserver |
| sco | tcp ip |
| sun | sunos |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Ping of Death - Remote Denial of Service | 1996-10-21 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD