CVE Catalog
CVE-1999-0772
MediumExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk1.50%
71th percentile - higher than 71% of all known CVEs
Summary
CVE-1999-0772 is a denial of service vulnerability in Compaq Management Agents and the Compaq Survey Utility that can be triggered by sending a long string to port 2301.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could cause service unavailability, leading to disruptions in management and monitoring systems within the organization.
Recommendation
It is recommended to monitor traffic on port 2301 and implement restrictions on the length of accepted data to minimize the risk of an attack.
Original NVD description (English source)
Denial of service in Compaq Management Agents and the Compaq Survey Utility via a long string sent to port 2301.