CVE-1999-0746

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Published Mar 22, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 5.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

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

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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-1999-0727	A default configuration of in.identd in SuSE Linux waits 120 seconds between requests, allowing a remote attacker to conduct a denial of service.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.6% (5.639% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/587

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Slackware Slackware Linux

Suse Suse Linux

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 22, 2000, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:48 PM
Reserved: Nov 25, 1999, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:48 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 16, 1999, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:48 PM

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