CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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3.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Linux 6.0 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the file linuxconf of the component PAM Access Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
Linuxconf on Red Hat Linux 6.0 and earlier does not properly disable PAM-based access to the shutdown command, which could allow local users to cause a denial of service.
The issue has been introduced in 04/26/1999. The weakness was released 06/30/1999 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1348. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 65 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8
VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
04/26/1999 🔍06/30/1999 🔍
06/30/1999 🔍
06/21/2014 🔍
04/15/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: redhat.comAdvisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-1348 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 06/21/2014 11:58Updated: 04/15/2019 06:13
Changes: 06/21/2014 11:58 (41), 04/15/2019 06:13 (10)
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