CVE-1999-0746

Slackware Linux vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

5.6%

EPSS pct

92th

Exploited

No known

A default configuration of in.identd in SuSE Linux waits 120 seconds between requests, allowing a remote attacker to conduct a denial of service.

Affected vendor

Slackware

Affected product

Slackware Linux

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Published

1999-08-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

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