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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 1999· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0986

CVE-1999-0986

Description

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.

Affected products

8
  • Debian/Debian Linux
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Linux/Kernel6 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Red Hat/Linux
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

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