Host rsh/rlogin Service privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Host. Impacted is an unknown function of the component rsh/rlogin Service. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0651. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to change the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Host (affected version not known). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component rsh/rlogin 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The rsh/rlogin service is running.

The weakness was published 01/01/1999. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0651. 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. 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 10245 (rsh 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38020 (Remote Shell Service Open).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92), Tenable (10245), OSVDB (193†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-432†). Similar entry is available at VDB-13809. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 10245
Nessus Name: rsh Service Detection
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OpenVAS ID: 901202
OpenVAS Name: Check rlogin Service Running
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MetaSploit ID: rexec_login.rb
MetaSploit Name: rexec Authentication Scanner
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Recommended: Config
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08/22/1999 +233 days 🔍
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06/19/2014 +4297 days 🔍
10/24/2025 +4145 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0651 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0651
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14415
X-Force: 92
OSVDB: 193 - Multiple Unix 'r' Services Weak Authentication
Vulnerability Center: 432

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

Created: 06/20/2014 01:40
Updated: 10/24/2025 08:12
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:40 (61), 04/29/2019 18:21 (2), 06/09/2024 04:11 (17), 04/23/2025 04:57 (7), 10/24/2025 08:12 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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