CVE-2000-0095

Description

The PMTU discovery procedure used by HP-UX 10.30 and 11.00 for determining the optimum MTU generates large amounts of traffic in response to small packets, allowing remote attackers to cause the system to be used as a packet amplifier.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.53%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/advisory.html?id=2041	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/944	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0095?: CVE-2000-0095 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0095?: To fix CVE-2000-0095, 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-2000-0095 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2000-0095 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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