VDB-14375 · CVE-1999-0600 · GCVE-0-1999-0600

Intrusion Detection System Checksum privileges management

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9.2	$0-$5k	1.72

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Intrusion Detection System. This impacts an unknown function of the component Checksum Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-0600. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to change the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Intrusion Detection System (the affected version is unknown). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Checksum Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A network intrusion detection system (IDS) does not verify the checksum on a packet.

The weakness was published 01/01/1999. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0600. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/18/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional.

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

Similar entries are available at VDB-14377, VDB-14376, VDB-14374 and VDB-14373. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Intrusion Detection System

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.2

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.2
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Exploitinginfo

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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Countermeasuresinfo

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-1999-0600 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0600
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14375
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 01:15
Updated: 04/18/2026 02:21
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:15 (36), 04/04/2019 00:43 (9), 04/18/2026 02:21 (20)
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