FKIE_CVE-1999-0524

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 1997-08-01 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 21:48
Severity
4.0 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Summary
ICMP information such as (1) netmask and (2) timestamp is allowed from arbitrary hosts.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://descriptions.securescout.com/tc/11010Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://descriptions.securescout.com/tc/11011Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=1434Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/95Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/306Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/322Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10053Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://descriptions.securescout.com/tc/11010Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://descriptions.securescout.com/tc/11011Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=1434Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/95Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/306Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/322Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10053Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K15277
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple mac_os_x -
apple macos -
cisco ios -
hp hp-ux -
hp tru64 -
ibm aix -
ibm os2 -
linux linux_kernel -
microsoft windows -
novell netware -
oracle solaris -
sco sco_unix -
sgi irix -
windriver bsdos -
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    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-1999-0524",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T21:48:34.703",
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