VDB-14411 · CVE-1999-0647 · SBV-429

Host bootparamd Service privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Host. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component bootparamd Service. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-1999-0647. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should change the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Host (unknown version). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component bootparamd 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:

** 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 bootparam (bootparamd) service is running."

The weakness was released 01/01/1999. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0647. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-429†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-88144. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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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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Suricata ID: 2101264
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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-1999-0647 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0647
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14411
Vulnerability Center: 429

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

Created: 06/20/2014 01:37
Updated: 04/23/2025 04:12
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:37 (37), 06/20/2014 01:38 (6), 06/08/2024 22:25 (16), 04/23/2025 04:12 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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