ACC Tigris 10.5.8 Access Terminal Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ACC Tigris 10.5.8. It has been declared as very critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Access Terminal. Executing a manipulation can lead to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-1999-0383. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advised to implement further authentication.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in ACC Tigris 10.5.8. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Access Terminal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

ACC Tigris allows public access without a login.

The weakness was disclosed 02/02/1999 by Robert Thomas as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0383. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/18/2026).

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 30 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17290 (Default Password (public) for 'public' Account), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Default Unix Accounts and running in the context r.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1571), Tenable (17290), SecurityFocus (BID 183†), OSVDB (267†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-10†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 17290
Nessus Name: Default Password (public) for 'public' Account
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OpenVAS ID: 10351
OpenVAS Name: The ACC router shows configuration without authentication
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Authentication
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Timelineinfo

01/03/1999 🔍
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02/02/1999 +30 days 🔍
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09/12/2002 +1318 days 🔍
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06/20/2014 +3391 days 🔍
04/18/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Robert Thomas
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0383 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0383
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14482
X-Force: 1571
SecurityFocus: 183 - ACC's Tigris Access Terminal Vulnerability
OSVDB: 267 - ACC Tigris Access Terminal Server Unauthenticated Command Execution
Vulnerability Center: 10 - ACC Tigris Enables Public Unauthorized Access, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 16:26
Updated: 04/18/2026 11:09
Changes: 06/20/2014 16:26 (63), 05/04/2019 16:24 (10), 04/18/2026 11:09 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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