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CVE-1999-0454 — HIGH severity vulnerability (A remote attacker can sometimes identify the operating syste)

A remote attacker can sometimes identify the operating system of a host based on how it reacts to some IP or ICMP packets, using a tool such as nmap or queso.

CVE IDCVE-1999-0454
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score10.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1999-01-01
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionA remote attacker can sometimes identify the operating system of a host based on how it reacts to some IP or ICMP packets, using a tool such as nmap or queso.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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