CVE-1999-0015

Medium

Published: 16/12/1997(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 17/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk

35.69%

98th percentile - higher than 98% of all known CVEs

CVE-1999-0015 vulnerability concerns a Teardrop attack that exploits flaws in IP packet fragmentation handling, leading to denial of service.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt system operations, potentially causing downtime in network services.

It is recommended to update systems and implement network security measures to minimize the risk of Teardrop attacks.

Original NVD description (English source)

Teardrop IP denial of service.