CVE-1999-0746 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.6% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
A default configuration of in.identd in SuSE Linux waits 120 seconds between requests, allowing a remote attacker to conduct a denial of service.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.64% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-08-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| slackware | slackware linux |
| suse | suse linux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SuSE Linux 6.2 / Slackware Linux 3.2/3.6 - 'identd' Denial of Service | 1999-08-16 |
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