Service backdoor

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Service and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in backdoor. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0452. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. This vulnerability is historically significant due to its background and the way it was received. It is suggested to swap out the affected component for an alternative.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Service (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a backdoor vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-912. The product contains functionality that is not documented, not part of the specification, and not accessible through an interface or command sequence that is obvious to the product's users or administrators. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A service or application has a backdoor password that was placed there by the developer.

The weakness was published 01/01/1999. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0452. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 T1588.001 for this issue. Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10080 (Linux FTP Server Backdoor Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Backdoors and running in the context r.

The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (10080), SecurityFocus (BID 82858†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-404†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Backdoor
CWE: CWE-912
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10080
Nessus Name: Linux FTP Server Backdoor Detection
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Alternative
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Timelineinfo

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06/22/1999 +172 days 🔍
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06/19/2014 +4202 days 🔍
06/23/2021 +2561 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0452 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0452
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14325
SecurityFocus: 82858
Vulnerability Center: 404 - Old FTP Daemons of Linux have a backdoor password, High

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 00:34
Updated: 06/23/2021 08:45
Changes: 06/20/2014 00:34 (47), 05/06/2019 16:56 (9), 06/23/2021 08:45 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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