Tripwire 1.2 File Name Long Name denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Tripwire 1.2. Affected is an unknown function of the component File Name Handler. The manipulation as part of Long Name results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-1999-0464. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tripwire 1.2. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component File Name Handler. The manipulation as part of a Long Name leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Local users can perform a denial of service in Tripwire 1.2 and earlier using long filenames.

The weakness was disclosed 01/04/1999 by CyberPsychotic and Chuck Campbell as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0464. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

After 18 hours, there has been an exploit disclosed.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3528), SecurityFocus (BID 1362†), OSVDB (6609†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-609†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: CyberPsychotic, Chuck Campbell
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-1999-0464 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0464
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14442
X-Force: 3528
SecurityFocus: 1362 - Tripwire 1.2 Long Filename Request DoS Vulnerability
OSVDB: 6609 - Tripwire Long File Name DoS
Vulnerability Center: 609 - DoS in Tripwire 1.2 via Local Long Filenames, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 12:45
Updated: 04/18/2026 04:06
Changes: 06/20/2014 12:45 (59), 05/07/2019 21:27 (6), 04/18/2026 04:06 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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