CVE-1999-0667

The ARP protocol allows any host to spoof ARP replies and poison the ARP cache to conduct IP address spoofing or a denial of service.

Published: 1997-09-19 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0667 is rated High Risk (70/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 60.55%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0667

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 2026-04-22 65.00% 60.55% -4.45%
2 2026-04-17 48.65% 65.00% +16.35%
3 2026-04-16 — 48.65% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0667

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0667

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0667

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
arp_protocol arp_protocol — cpe:2.3:h:arp_protocol:arp_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0667

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