Compaq Insight Management Agent 4.23 Patrol User improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Compaq Insight Management Agent 4.23. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Patrol. This manipulation of the argument User with the input PFCUser causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-1355. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Compaq Insight Management Agent 4.23. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Patrol. The manipulation of the argument User with the input value PFCUser leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

BMC Patrol component, when installed with Compaq Insight Management Agent 4.23 and earlier, or Management Agents for Servers 4.40 and earlier, creates a PFCUser account with a default password and potentially dangerous privileges.

The weakness was published 12/31/1999 as not defined posting (NTBugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1355. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (3231). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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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

12/31/1999 🔍
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06/23/2014 +5288 days 🔍
04/20/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-1999-1355 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1355
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15175
X-Force: 3231 - Compaq Insight Management Agent creates an insecure account with administrator privileges

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 12:55
Updated: 04/20/2026 06:15
Changes: 06/23/2014 12:55 (42), 04/05/2019 11:35 (11), 04/20/2026 06:15 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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