VDB-14419 · CVE-1999-0655 · SBV-5481

Host Service Help/About information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Host. This impacts the function Help/About of the component Service. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0655. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should change the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Host (version now known). Affected by this vulnerability is the function Help/About of the component Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: None. Reason: this candidate is not about any specific product, protocol, or design, so it is out of scope of CVE. Notes: the former description is: "A service may include useful information in its banner or help function (such as the name and version), making it useful for information gathering activities."

The weakness was shared 01/01/1999. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0655. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 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-5481†). The entries VDB-14422, VDB-14417, VDB-14416 and VDB-14415 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / 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

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

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0655 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0655
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14419
Vulnerability Center: 5481

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

Created: 06/20/2014 01:42
Updated: 04/23/2025 04:57
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:42 (41), 07/04/2024 22:11 (16), 04/23/2025 04:57 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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