CVE-1999-1284

Description

NukeNabber allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by connecting to the NukeNabber port (1080) without sending any data, which causes the CPU usage to rise to 100% from the report.exe program that is executed upon the connection.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.76% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.dynamsol.com/puppet/text/new.txt	url repurposed
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91063407332594&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/11131	mailing list vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1540	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1284?: CVE-1999-1284 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-1999-1284?: To fix CVE-1999-1284, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-1999-1284 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-1999-1284 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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