Intrusion Detection System TCP Handshake privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Intrusion Detection System. Affected is an unknown function of the component TCP Handshake Handler. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-1999-0601. Additionally, an exploit exists. Changing the configuration settings is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Intrusion Detection System (unknown version). Affected is an unknown code block of the component TCP Handshake Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

A network intrusion detection system (IDS) does not properly handle data within TCP handshake packets.

The weakness was released 01/01/1999. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0601. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/18/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as functional.

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

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-14377, VDB-14375, VDB-14374 and VDB-14373. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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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: Functional

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Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0601 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0601
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14376
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 01:16
Updated: 04/18/2026 02:21
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:16 (36), 04/04/2019 00:47 (9), 04/18/2026 02:21 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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