CVE-1999-1503

CVSS 2.0 Score 5.0 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Apr 8, 1998
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-1999-1503 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Network Flight Recorder (NFR) versions 1.5 and 1.6. Malicious actors can exploit this flaw by sending a TCP packet with null header and data fields, resulting in a crash of the nfrd component. This issue may cause network disruptions or service outages. To mitigate this risk, affected organizations are advised to update their NFR installations to a patched version as soon as possible.

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