Host ident/identd privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Host. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ident/identd. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-0629. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to modify the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Host (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component ident/identd. 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:

The ident/identd service is running.

The weakness was presented 01/01/1999. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0629. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10021 (Identd Service Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Service detection and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38046 (identd Service Present Vulnerability).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (61), Tenable (10021) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-427†). See VDB-14397, VDB-14396, VDB-14395 and VDB-14392 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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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: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 10021
Nessus Name: Identd Service Detection
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OpenVAS ID: 19587
OpenVAS Name: Check for ident Service
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

01/01/1999 🔍
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06/22/1999 +172 days 🔍
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06/19/2014 +4200 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0629 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0629
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14393
X-Force: 61
Vulnerability Center: 427 - CVE Id, Info

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 01:28
Updated: 10/24/2025 20:17
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:28 (61), 05/06/2019 18:05 (3), 06/23/2021 08:55 (2), 10/24/2025 20:17 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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