Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0245 (CCN-307)

Assigned:1995-09-07
Published:1995-09-07
Updated:2022-08-17
Summary:Some configurations of NIS+ in Linux allowed attackers to log in as the user "+".
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu, 7 Sep 1995 13:15:58 -0400
Linux NIS security problem hole and fix

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0245

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 11514
Linux NIS+ Plus Character Remote Login

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-plus(307)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0245

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    linux linux kernel 2.6.20.1
    linux linux kernel *