CVE-2001-0323

The ICMP path MTU (PMTU) discovery feature in various UNIX systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by spoofing "ICMP Fragmentation needed…

published April 4, 2001

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
76.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The ICMP path MTU (PMTU) discovery feature in various UNIX systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by spoofing "ICMP Fragmentation needed but Don't Fragment (DF) set" packets between two target hosts, which could cause one host to lower its MTU when transmitting to the other host.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01657 · 76.4th percentile
Published
2001-04-04T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 APR 04:00Z
    The ICMP path MTU (PMTU) discovery feature in various UNIX systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by spoofing "ICMP Fragmentation needed…
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