2.1
CVSSv2

CVE-1999-1423

Published: 26/06/1997 Updated: 30/10/2018
CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.1 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 215
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

ping in Solaris 2.3 up to and including 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a ping request to a multicast address through the loopback interface, e.g. via ping -i.

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Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/209/info The ping program is used to assess network connectivity between network devices A denial of service condition exists in the ping program that may cause the system to panic by sending ping requests to a multicast address through the loopback interface The system will ping itself; however, the inco ...