VDB-14405 · CVE-1999-0641 · XFDB 145

Host UUCP Service privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Host. The affected element is an unknown function of the component UUCP Service. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-0641. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to update the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Host (version now known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component UUCP 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 UUCP service is running.

The weakness was published 01/01/1999. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0641. 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.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (145) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-665†). Similar entries are available at VDB-14409, VDB-14408, VDB-14407 and VDB-14406. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB 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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

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01/19/2003 +1479 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +4169 days 🔍
04/18/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0641 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0641
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14405
X-Force: 145
Vulnerability Center: 665 - The UUCP Service is Running, Info

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

Created: 06/20/2014 01:34
Updated: 04/18/2026 02:56
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:34 (37), 05/08/2019 07:55 (15), 04/18/2026 02:56 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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