CVE-2000-0041

CVSS 2.0 Score 5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Dec 28, 1999
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-2000-0041 is a vulnerability affecting Macintosh systems that can be exploited in a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. Malformed ICMP datagrams can trigger Macintosh systems to generate large ICMP responses. An attacker can use this vulnerability to amplify their traffic, potentially overwhelming the target system with excessive ICMP traffic and causing it to become unresponsive. This issue can lead to network congestion and significant downtime for affected networks.

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