CVE-1999-0746

Exp

A default configuration of in.identd in SuSE Linux waits 120 seconds between requests, allowing a remote attacker to conduct a denial of service.

Published: 1999-08-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0746 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.29%, 91th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-1999-0746

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19463 exploit_db edb 1999-08-16 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0746

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 2026-06-15 6.03% 5.29% -0.74%
2 2025-10-27 3.75% 6.03% +2.28%
3 2025-10-17 — 3.75% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0746

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-1999-0746

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0746

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
slackware slackware_linux 3.2 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux 3.6 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 4.4 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 4.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 5.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 5.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0746

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