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CVE-1999-0128

Published: Sep 29, 1999Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
74.7%
Top 0.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Oversized ICMP ping packets can result in a denial of service, aka Ping o' Death.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

sco
commercial·USaka sco group, the sco group
internet faststartOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
open desktopOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
openserverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
tcp ipOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
ibm
commercial·USaka international business machines
aixOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
sngOn-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
digital
oss-projectaka ultrix, unix, osf 1
osf 1On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
sun
commercial·US
sunosOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0128
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

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