First published: Wed Aug 11 1999(Updated: )
DHCP clients with ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP) enabled allow remote attackers to modify their default routes.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 2000 | ||
Microsoft Windows 9x | =0a | |
Microsoft Windows 9x | =0b | |
Microsoft Windows 98 | ||
Oracle Solaris and Zettabyte File System (ZFS) | =2.6 | |
Sun SunOS |
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CVE-1999-0875 is considered a medium severity vulnerability as it allows remote attackers to alter default routing configurations.
To fix CVE-1999-0875, disable the ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP) feature on affected systems.
CVE-1999-0875 affects Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, and Sun SunOS systems.
Yes, CVE-1999-0875 can facilitate man-in-the-middle attacks by allowing attackers to manipulate routing.
There is no specific patch for CVE-1999-0875, but disabling IRDP mitigates the vulnerability.