CVE-1999-0513

Exp

ICMP messages to broadcast addresses are allowed, allowing for a Smurf attack that can cause a denial of service.

Published: 1998-01-05 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0513 is rated High Exploit Risk (69.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 25.58%, 96th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.33% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-1999-0513

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19117 exploit_db edb 1998-01-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0513

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 24.25% 25.58% +1.33%
2 2025-03-29 25.58% 24.25% -1.33%
3 2025-03-28 — 25.58% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0513

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0513

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0513

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
digital unix 3.2g cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:3.2g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital unix 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital unix 4.0a cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital unix 4.0b cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital unix 4.0c cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital unix 4.0d cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 1.1.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:1.1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 2.1.6 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 2.1.7.1 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 10.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 11.00 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 3.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 3.2.4 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netbsd netbsd 1.2 cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 2.4 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 2.5 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 2.6 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos — cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.4 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.5 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0513

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