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CVE-1999-0513: ICMP messages to broadcast addresses are allowed, allowing for a Smurf attack that can cause a denial of service.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 41/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 70.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.3% of all records.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Jan 5, 1998
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
70.9% · 99th percentile
CWE
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Action score

41

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
21 / 30 · 70.9%

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  • Not in KEV: no record of exploitation in the wild
  • Proof of concept exists, no weaponized module
  • No fixed version yet

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
digitalunix
freebsdfreebsd
hphp-ux
ibmaix
linuxlinux kernel
netbsdnetbsd
sunsolaris
sunsunos

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • digital unix3.2g
  • digital unix4.0
  • digital unix4.0a
  • digital unix4.0b
  • digital unix4.0c
  • digital unix4.0d
  • freebsd freebsd1.1.5.1
  • freebsd freebsd2.0.5
  • freebsd freebsd2.1.0
  • freebsd freebsd2.1.5
  • freebsd freebsd2.1.6
  • freebsd freebsd2.1.7.1
  • freebsd freebsd2.2.2
  • freebsd freebsd2.2.3
  • freebsd freebsd2.2.4
  • hp hp-ux10.20
  • hp hp-ux11.00
  • ibm aix3.1
  • ibm aix3.2
  • ibm aix3.2.4

Same product

digital: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2001-0369Buffer overflow in lpsched on DGUX version R4.20MU06 and MU02 allows a local attacker to obtain root access via a long command line argument
    28Monitor
  • CVE-1999-0406Digital Unix Networker program nsralist has a buffer overflow which allows local users to obtain root privilege.
    28Monitor
  • CVE-1999-0358Digital Unix 4.0 has a buffer overflow in the inc program of the mh package.
    28Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-1999-1221Nov 17, 1996 · dxchpwd in Digital Unix (OSF/1) 3.x allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the dxchpwd.log file.
    8Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-1999-1210Nov 12, 1997 · xterm in Digital UNIX 4.0B *with* patch kit 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a core dump file, whic
    28Monitor
  • Later →CVE-1999-1044May 7, 1998 · Vulnerability in Advanced File System Utility (advfs) in Digital UNIX 4.0 through 4.0d allows local users to gain privileges.
    18Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrydos1998-01-05

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoCsame day
  2. Published
  3. TodayOct 27, 2026+10522 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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