CVE-1999-0905 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Axent Raptor firewall versions 6.0 and earlier. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to crash the firewall by sending specially crafted packets containing malformed zero-length IP options. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability for the affected system. While there is an ExploitDB entry (EDB-19564) detailing a denial-of-service exploit, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:axent:raptor_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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