Host Echo Service privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Host. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Echo Service. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0635. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to change the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Host (version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Echo Service. 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 echo service is running.

The weakness was shared 01/01/1999 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0635. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10061 (Echo 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.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting . Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 271.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44), Tenable (10061), Secunia (SA18514†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-632†). The entries VDB-28451 and VDB-28450 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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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: 10061
Nessus Name: Echo Service Detection
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OpenVAS ID: 100075
OpenVAS Name: Check for echo Service
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Snort ID: 271
Snort Message: SERVER-OTHER UDP echo+chargen bomb
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Timelineinfo

01/01/1999 🔍
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06/22/1999 +172 days 🔍
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06/19/2014 +3075 days 🔍
04/18/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0635 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0635
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14399
X-Force: 44
Secunia: 18514 - ACT WLAN Phone P202S Multiple Security Issues, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 632 - Echo Service is Running, Info

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

Created: 06/20/2014 01:31
Updated: 04/18/2026 02:56
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:31 (65), 05/07/2019 23:03 (8), 04/18/2026 02:56 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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