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9.4	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in TFTP Server (File Transfer Software) (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

tftp is not running in a restricted directory allowing a remote attacker to access sensitive information such as password files.

The weakness was disclosed 09/27/1991. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0498. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/23/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18262 (TFTP Traversal Arbitrary File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (18262), SecurityFocus (BID 6198†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1893†). The entries VDB-13973, VDB-19995, VDB-46098 and VDB-46068 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• File Transfer Software

Name

• TFTP Server

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 18262
Nessus Name: TFTP Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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OpenVAS ID: 18262
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(tftp/+port+/filename/+i
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/27/1991 🔍
09/27/1991 +0 days 🔍
09/27/1991 +0 days 🔍
09/03/2003 +4359 days 🔍
05/16/2005 +621 days 🔍
06/16/2014 +3318 days 🔍
06/23/2021 +2563 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0498 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0498
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13637
SecurityFocus: 6198
Vulnerability Center: 1893 - TFTP Allows Access to Sensitive Files, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2014 03:30 PM
Updated: 06/23/2021 12:30 AM
Changes: 06/16/2014 03:30 PM (60), 01/31/2019 01:25 PM (3), 06/23/2021 12:30 AM (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:5C8:40

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