CVE-1999-0804 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.6% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Denial of service in Linux 2.2.x kernels via malformed ICMP packets containing unusual types, codes, and IP header lengths.
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 | 1999-06-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| linux | linux kernel |
| redhat | linux |
| suse | suse linux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel 2.2/2.3 (Debian Linux 2.1 / RedHat Linux 6.0 / SuSE Linux 6.1) - IP Options | 1999-06-01 |
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