VDB-14903 · CVE-1999-1047 · XFDB 3397

BSDI Gauntlet 5.0 Firewalling privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in BSDI Gauntlet 5.0. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Firewalling Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-1047. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in BSDI Gauntlet 5.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Firewalling Handler. 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:

When BSDI patches for Gauntlet 5.0 BSDI are installed in a particular order, Gauntlet allows remote attackers to bypass firewall access restrictions, and does not log the activities.

The weakness was presented 10/18/1999 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1047. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (3397). marc.theaimsgroup.com is providing further details. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

BSDI

Name

Gauntlet

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/18/1999 🔍
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06/22/2014 +5361 days 🔍
04/19/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1047 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1047
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14903
X-Force: 3397 - Gauntlet firewall BSDI users could bypass all security rules

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 13:49
Updated: 04/19/2026 15:42
Changes: 06/22/2014 13:49 (45), 05/21/2018 10:13 (6), 04/19/2026 15:42 (18)
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