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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91893782027835&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/7574
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_netbsd
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA1999-004.txt.asc
Scores
EPSS
0.0032
EPSS Percentile
54.7%
Details
Status
published
Products (5)
debian/debian_linux
2.0.34
digital/unix
4.0
netbsd/netbsd
< 1.3.3
redhat/linux
2.0.34
slackware/slackware_linux
2.0.34
Published
Mar 12, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026