Echo and chargen, or other combinations of UDP services, can be used in tandem to flood the server, a.k.a. UDP bomb or UDP packet storm.
Published 1996-02-08 05:00:00
Updated 2018-08-22 18:29:00
Source MITRE
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0103

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 87.55%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 99 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

Metasploit modules for CVE-1999-0103

  • Chargen Probe Utility
    Disclosure Date: 1996-02-08
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    auxiliary/scanner/chargen/chargen_probe
    Chargen is a debugging and measurement tool and a character generator service. A character generator service simply sends data without regard to the input. Chargen is susceptible to spoofing the source of transmissions as well as use in a reflection attack ve

CVSS scores for CVE-1999-0103

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
5.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
NIST

References for CVE-1999-0103

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