CVE-1999-0986: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 4.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The ping command in Linux 2.0.3x allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending large packets with the -R (record route) option.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 2.1 only
• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.0 only; version 2.0.34 only; version 2.0.35 only; version 2.0.36 only; version 2.0.37 only; version 2.0.38 only
• Red Hat Linux: version 5.2 only

Published 1999-12-08. Last modified 2026-06-16.