Host rpc.sprayd privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Host. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component rpc.sprayd. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-0613. No exploit is available. Configuration settings should be changed.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Host (affected version not known). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component rpc.sprayd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The rpc.sprayd service is running.

The weakness was published 01/01/1999. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0613. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10234 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 66046 (sprayd RPC Service Present).

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting . Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 597.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (266), Tenable (10234) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-420†). Similar entries are available at VDB-14384, VDB-14383, VDB-14382 and VDB-14381. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10234
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06/19/2014 +4200 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0613 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0613
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14380
X-Force: 266
Vulnerability Center: 420 - The RPC sprayd Service is Running, Info

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 01:17
Updated: 10/25/2025 21:54
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:17 (52), 05/06/2019 17:41 (1), 10/25/2025 21:54 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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