Is CVE-1999-0746 being actively exploited?

CVE-1999-0746 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-1999-0746?

CVE-1999-0746 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-1999-0746

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 5.6%EU EUVD

A default configuration of in.identd in SuSE Linux waits 120 seconds between requests, allowing a remote attacker to conduct a denial of service.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS score: 5.6% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-1999-0727)
Published: August 16, 1999
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-1999-0727 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 1, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

slackware / slackware linux
slackware / slackware linux
suse / suse linux
suse / suse linux
suse / suse linux
suse / suse linux
suse / suse linux
suse / suse linux
suse / suse linux
suse / suse linux
suse / suse linux

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 - SUSE LLC - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-1214-2025 - active

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/587

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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