CVE-1999-0265

Medium

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

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk

1.09%

61th percentile - higher than 61% of all known CVEs

ICMP redirect messages may crash or lock up a host.

The organization may experience downtime in system operations, leading to loss of service availability.

It is recommended to monitor and filter ICMP messages to minimize the risk of crashes.

Original NVD description (English source)

ICMP redirect messages may crash or lock up a host.