Intrusion Detection System Packet Assembler privileges management

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9.2$0-$5k1.69

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Intrusion Detection System. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Packet Assembler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0598. In addition, an exploit is available. This vulnerability is historically significant due to its background and the way it was received. It is suggested to update the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Intrusion Detection System (affected version not known). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Packet Assembler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A network intrusion detection system (IDS) does not properly handle packets that are sent out of order, allowing an attacker to escape detection.

The weakness was presented 01/01/1999. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0598. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/18/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.

It is declared as highly functional.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

See VDB-14377, VDB-14376, VDB-14375 and VDB-14374 for similar entries. 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
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional

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Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

01/01/1999 🔍
01/01/1999 +0 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +5648 days 🔍
04/18/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0598 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0598
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14373
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 01:14
Updated: 04/18/2026 02:21
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:14 (37), 04/04/2019 00:39 (9), 04/18/2026 02:21 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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