CVE-1999-0986

Medium CVSS 5

Published 1999-12-08 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0986, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

The ping command in Linux 2.0.3x allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending large packets with the -R (record route) option.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0986

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P