---
id: CVE-1999-0265
title: ICMP redirect messages may crash or lock up a host.
summary: ICMP redirect messages may crash or lock up a host.
severity: medium
cvss: 5
cvssVector: 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P'
cwe:
  - CWE-20
published: '1997-01-01'
updated: '2026-06-16'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0265'
references:
  - url: 'http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ154174'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ154174'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.01094
epssPercentile: 0.64067
ingestedAt: '2026-06-22T15:59:08.169Z'
---

## Overview

ICMP redirect messages may crash or lock up a host.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.