CVE-1999-0683 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Network Associates Gauntlet Firewall, specifically version 5.0. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to disrupt the firewall's operation by sending a specially crafted ICMP packet. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), it has a low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial availability impact. While no active exploitation is confirmed and it's not on the CISA KEV catalog, an exploit for this vulnerability is available on ExploitDB, though there is no significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:network_associates:gauntlet_firewall:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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