VDB-13795 · CVE-1999-0100 · SBV-560

ISC INN 1.5.1 on AIX Control Message privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ISC INN 1.5.1 on AIX. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Control Message Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-0100. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ISC INN 1.5.1 on AIX. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Control Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/01/1997. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0100. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/16/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-560†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/01/1997 🔍
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06/17/2014 +6376 days 🔍
04/16/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: isc.org

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0100 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0100
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13795
Vulnerability Center: 560

Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 18:07
Updated: 04/16/2026 11:43
Changes: 06/17/2014 18:07 (39), 05/18/2018 10:05 (6), 06/09/2024 20:52 (17), 04/16/2026 11:43 (4)
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