Vulnerability CVE-1999-0255

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0255 (CCN-624)

Assigned:

1997-07-01

Published:

1997-07-01

Updated:

2022-08-17

Summary:

Buffer overflow in ircd allows arbitrary command execution.

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: IRC.org FTP site
ircd software downloads (v2.11.x)

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 1 Jul 1997 02:20:47 EDT
ircd buffer overflow

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0255

Source: CCN
Type: The Book of IRC Web site
Software archive - IRC daemons

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 59251
Dalnet IRCd SERVER Message Remote Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 830
IRCnet IRCd s_serv.c SERVER Message Remote Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: BID-6804
irc2 SERVER Command Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
irc-bo(624)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0255

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:unix:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable