CVE-1999-0431: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 6.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Linux 2.2.3 and earlier allow a remote attacker to perform an IP fragmentation attack, causing a denial of service.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.2.3; version 2.1.89 only; version 2.2.0 only; version 2.2.10 only; version 2.2.12 only; version 2.2.13 only; …

Published 1999-03-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.