traceroute in NetBSD 1.3.3 and Linux systems allows local users to flood other systems by providing traceroute with a large waittime (-w) option, which is not parsed properly and sets the time delay for sending packets to zero
Published May 7, 2001
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.75%
Description
traceroute in NetBSD 1.3.3 and Linux systems allows local users to flood other systems by providing traceroute with a large waittime (-w) option, which is not parsed properly and sets the time delay for sending packets to zero.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0.34
- 4.0
- ≤ 1.3.3
- 2.0.34
- 2.0.34
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01754) | 77.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01754) | 74.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 52.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 65.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 64.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 61.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 53.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA1999-004.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91893782027835&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.osvdb.org/7574 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA1999-004.txt.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91893782027835&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/7574 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.