CVE Catalog
CVE-2000-0041
MediumExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk1.37%
68th percentile - higher than 68% of all known CVEs
Summary
Macintosh systems generate large ICMP datagrams in response to malformed datagrams, allowing them to be used as amplifiers in a flood attack.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to conduct a flood attack, potentially leading to network congestion and service disruption.
Recommendation
It is recommended to monitor ICMP traffic and implement filtering to mitigate the risk of this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
Macintosh systems generate large ICMP datagrams in response to malformed datagrams, allowing them to be used as amplifiers in a flood attack.