CVE-1999-1018

high

Description

IPChains in Linux kernels 2.2.10 and earlier does not reassemble IP fragments before checking the header information, which allows a remote attacker to bypass the filtering rules using several fragments with 0 offsets.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/543

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93312523904591&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-07-27

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04112