First published: Mon Jan 24 2000(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
HPE HP-UX | =10.30 | |
HPE HP-UX | =11.00 |
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CVE-2000-0095 is categorized as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for creating excessive network traffic.
To mitigate CVE-2000-0095, consider disabling PMTU discovery or applying necessary patches from HP.
CVE-2000-0095 affects HP-UX versions 10.30 and 11.00.
CVE-2000-0095 allows remote attackers to exploit the PMTU discovery mechanism for amplification attacks.
CVE-2000-0095 primarily impacts legacy HP-UX systems, so its relevance may be limited in contemporary environments.