CVE-1999-0511

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Published Feb 4, 2000 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS 7.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

IP forwarding is enabled on a machine which is not a router or firewall.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0509	IP forwarding is enabled on a machine which is not a router or firewall.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 7.0% (6.964% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0511

History

May 28, 2026 6:30 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-200
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Nt

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 28, 2026, 5:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 4, 2000, 5:00 AM
Updated: May 28, 2026, 5:30 PM
Reserved: Jun 7, 1999, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:41 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:41 PM

NVD Updated: May 28, 2026, 6:16 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 1, 1997, 5:00 AM
Modified: May 28, 2026, 6:16 PM

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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