CVE-1999-0217

Medium

Published: 01/01/1997(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk

1.35%

68th percentile - higher than 68% of all known CVEs

Malicious option settings in UDP packets could force a reboot in SunOS 4.1.3 systems.

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to disrupt system operations, leading to downtime for the organization.

It is recommended to upgrade the system to a newer version to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

Malicious option settings in UDP packets could force a reboot in SunOS 4.1.3 systems.