Unscored severity · published Nov 1, 1997
CVE-1999-0216
Denial of service of inetd on Linux through SYN and RST packets
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CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Denial of service of inetd on Linux through SYN and RST packets.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.20.1 · source: NVD
HP
Hp-ux · HP
10 · source: NVD
IN
Inet · Gnu
5.01 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0216
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0216
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0216
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