Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0192 (CCN-610)

Assigned:1997-10-18
Published:1997-10-18
Updated:2022-08-17
Summary:Buffer overflow in telnet daemon tgetent routing allows remote attackers to gain root access via the TERMCAP environmental variable.
CVSS v3 Severity:10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
10.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: AusCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-97.131
in.telnetd tgetent buffer overflow

Source: CCN
Type: Secure Network Operations Security Advisory SNI-20
SNI-20: Telnetd tgetent vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0192

Source: CCN
Type: Fyodor's Exploit World
in.telnetd tgetent buffer overflow

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1047
Multiple BSD Termcap tgetent() Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: BID-588
Multiple Vendor Termcap tgetent() Buffer Overflow

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
bsd-tel-tgetent(610)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0192

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:windriver:bsdos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    slackware slackware linux 3.5
    redhat linux 5.1
    slackware slackware linux 3.2
    redhat linux 5.2
    slackware slackware linux 3.4
    redhat linux 6.0
    redhat linux 5.0
    slackware slackware linux 3.9
    slackware slackware linux 4.0
    redhat linux 4.1
    redhat linux 4.0
    slackware slackware linux 3.6
    slackware slackware linux 3.3
    redhat linux 4.2
    windriver bsdos *