VDB-14237 · CVE-1999-1404 · BID 382

IBM Tivoli OPC Tracker Agent 1.0x/2.0x/3.0x denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Tivoli OPC Tracker Agent 1.0x/2.0x/3.0x. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-1404. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli OPC Tracker Agent 1.0x/2.0x/3.0x (Directory Service Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. 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:

IBM/Tivoli OPC Tracker Agent version 2 release 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via malformed data to the localtracker client port (5011), which prevents the connection from being closed properly.

The weakness was disclosed 10/02/1998 by Dr. Klaus Kusche as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1404. 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 382†). The entry VDB-14236 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Dr. Klaus Kusche
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1404 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1404
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14237
SecurityFocus: 382 - IBM/Tivoli OPC Tracker Agent Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 17:46
Updated: 04/17/2026 16:04
Changes: 06/19/2014 17:46 (39), 04/03/2019 21:49 (14), 04/17/2026 16:04 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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