VDB-14410 · CVE-1999-0646 · SBV-5191

Host LDAP Service privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Host and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component LDAP Service. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-0646. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Modifying the configuration settings is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Host (the affected version is unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component LDAP Service. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

** 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 LDAP service is running."

The weakness was published 01/01/1999. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0646. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as highly functional. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 45016 (LDAP Information Gathering).

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-5191†). Similar entries are available at VDB-14414, VDB-14413, VDB-14412 and VDB-14411. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Recommended: Config
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01/01/1999 🔍
01/01/1999 +0 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +5648 days 🔍
10/24/2025 +4145 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0646 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0646
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14410
Vulnerability Center: 5191

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

Created: 06/20/2014 01:37
Updated: 10/24/2025 20:17
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:37 (39), 07/03/2024 00:09 (16), 04/23/2025 04:12 (7), 10/24/2025 20:17 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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