Ping of Death

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Denial-of-service attack
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Windows
gptkb:Mac_OS
gptkb:Unix
gptkb:Linux
network devices
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs PoD
gptkbp:category network security vulnerability
historical cyberattack
gptkbp:cause buffer overflow
system crash
gptkbp:exploits ICMP protocol
IP packet fragmentation
gptkbp:firstReported 1996
gptkbp:fixes modern operating systems
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ping of Death
gptkbp:notEffectiveOn modern systems
gptkbp:packetSize >65535 bytes
gptkbp:prevention firewall filtering
patching operating systems
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Smurf_attack
Teardrop attack
gptkbp:vectorFor oversized ping packet
gptkbp:vulnerableTo CVE-1999-128
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Denial_of_Service
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7