CVE-1999-0015

HP-UX - Denial of Service via Teardrop IP Fragmentation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0015. PoCs published by G P R.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit code demonstrates the Teardrop denial-of-service attack by sending malformed fragmented IP packets to crash vulnerable systems. It targets a flaw in TCP/IP stack reassembly, causing memory exhaustion or system reboot.

Description

Teardrop IP denial of service.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by G P R · cdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19103

This exploit code demonstrates the Teardrop denial-of-service attack by sending malformed fragmented IP packets to crash vulnerable systems. It targets a flaw in TCP/IP stack reassembly, causing memory exhaustion or system reboot.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Linux kernels (all versions), Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Raw socket permissions · Network access to target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5579

Scores

EPSS 0.3569
EPSS Percentile 98.3%

Details

Status published
Products (22)
hp/hp-ux 9.00
hp/hp-ux 9.01
hp/hp-ux 9.03
hp/hp-ux 9.04
hp/hp-ux 9.05
hp/hp-ux 9.07
hp/hp-ux 10
hp/hp-ux 10.01
hp/hp-ux 10.16
hp/hp-ux 10.20
... and 12 more
Published Dec 16, 1997
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026