CVE-1999-0524

medium

Description

ICMP information such as (1) netmask and (2) timestamp is allowed from arbitrary hosts.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/322

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/306

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=1434

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-105-08

https://github.com/kamatmansi/OpenVAS

https://github.com/kamatmansi/Advanced-Web-Vulnerability-Scanner-OpenVAS

https://github.com/HevenTafese/Penetration-Testing-Walkthrough-Hacksudo-Thor

https://github.com/b1tsec/CVE-1999-0524

https://github.com/threatlabindonesia/CVE-1999-0524-ICMP-Timestamp-and-Address-Mask-Request-Exploit

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K15277

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10053

http://www.osvdb.org/95

http://descriptions.securescout.com/tc/11011

http://descriptions.securescout.com/tc/11010

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1997-08-01

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H