VDB-14506 · CVE-1999-1060 · BID 340

Tetrix TetriNet 1.13.16 Service memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Tetrix TetriNet 1.13.16. This affects an unknown function of the component Service. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-1060. There is not any exploit available. The application of restrictive firewalling is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tetrix TetriNet 1.13.16. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Tetrix TetriNet daemon 1.13.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands by connecting to port 31457 from a host with a long DNS hostname.

The weakness was released 02/17/1999 by Steven Hodges (FIRST) as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-1060. 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.

Proper firewalling of tcp/31457 (tetrinet) is able to address this issue.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 340†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Steven Hodges (FIRST)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1060 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1060
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14506
SecurityFocus: 340 - Tetrix Buffer Overflow Vulnerabaility

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 16:50
Updated: 04/18/2026 13:48
Changes: 06/20/2014 16:50 (47), 05/20/2018 11:14 (7), 04/18/2026 13:48 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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