First published: Tue Oct 13 1998(Updated: )
TCP RST denial of service in FreeBSD.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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FreeBSD Kernel | =6.2-stable |
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The severity of CVE-1999-0053 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
To fix CVE-1999-0053, you should upgrade to a patched version of FreeBSD if available.
CVE-1999-0053 affects FreeBSD version 6.2-stable.
CVE-1999-0053 involves an attack that uses TCP RST packets to achieve denial of service.
There are no widely known workarounds for CVE-1999-0053; upgrading is the recommended action.