Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0241 (CCN-334)

Assigned:1995-11-01
Published:1995-11-01
Updated:2022-08-17
Summary:Guessable magic cookies in X Windows allows remote attackers to execute commands, e.g. through xterm.
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: SGI Security Advisory 19960601-01-I
X Authentication Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin G-04
X Authentication Vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0241

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#12212
Weaknesses in MIT magic cookie and XDM X Windows authorization

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5856
X Windows Magic Cookie Prediction Command Execution

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
http-xguess-cookie(334)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0241

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:xfree86_project:x11r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:x.org:x11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sgi irix *
    xfree86_project x11r6 *
    sun solaris 2.5.1
    sun solaris 2.5
    sun solaris 7.0
    sun sunos -
    x.org x11 *
    sgi irix *