VDB-14699 · CVE-1999-1019 · BID 495

Cabletron Spectrum Enterprise Manager 5.0 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cabletron Spectrum Enterprise Manager 5.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-1019. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cabletron Spectrum Enterprise Manager 5.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SpectroSERVER in Cabletron Spectrum Enterprise Manager 5.0 installs a directory tree with insecure permissions, which allows local users to replace a privileged executable (processd) with a Trojan horse, facilitating a root or Administrator compromise.

The weakness was shared 06/23/1999 by plonk (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1019. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 495†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Cabletron

Name

Spectrum Enterprise Manager

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/23/1999 🔍
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06/21/2014 +5477 days 🔍
04/19/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: plonk
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1019 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1019
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14699
SecurityFocus: 495 - Cabletron Spectrum Enterprise Manager 5.0 Directory Permissions Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/21/2014 11:50
Updated: 04/19/2026 05:36
Changes: 06/21/2014 11:50 (36), 04/04/2019 16:12 (13), 04/19/2026 05:36 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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