CVE-1999-1018

Summary

CVE-1999-1018 is a vulnerability affecting Linux kernels 2.2.10 and earlier. The IPChains firewall in these versions fails to reassemble IP fragments before checking header information. An attacker can exploit this issue by sending multiple fragments with 0 offsets, allowing them to bypass filtering rules remotely. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to network security and requires immediate attention and patching.

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