CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0240

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.33%

67th percentile - higher than 67% of all known CVEs

Summary

Some filters or firewalls allow fragmented SYN packets with IP reserved bits in violation of their implemented policy.

Risk Assessment

This may lead to security bypass and allow attackers to perform unauthorized actions on the network.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update filters and firewalls to block fragmented SYN packets with IP reserved bits.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Some filters or firewalls allow fragmented SYN packets with IP reserved bits in violation of their implemented policy.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS