VDB-14409 · CVE-1999-0645 · SBV-2277

Host IRC Service privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Host and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component IRC Service. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-1999-0645. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to modify the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Host (the affected version unknown). This affects an unknown part of the component IRC Service. 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: None. Reason: this candidate is solely about a configuration that does not directly introduce security vulnerabilities, so it is more appropriate to cover under the Common Configuration Enumeration (CCE). Notes: the former description is: "The IRC service is running."

The weakness was shared 01/01/1999. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0645. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 functional.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-2277†). The entries VDB-14413, VDB-14412, VDB-14411 and VDB-14410 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

01/01/1999 🔍
01/01/1999 +0 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +5648 days 🔍
04/23/2025 +3961 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0645 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0645
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14409
Vulnerability Center: 2277

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

Created: 06/20/2014 01:36
Updated: 04/23/2025 04:12
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:36 (36), 06/20/2014 01:37 (3), 06/19/2024 12:26 (16), 04/23/2025 04:12 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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