Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0359 (CCN-1681)

Assigned:1999-01-27
Published:1999-01-27
Updated:2022-08-17
Summary:ptylogin in Unix systems allows users to perform a denial of service by locking out modems, dial out with that modem, or obtain passwords.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
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:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed, 27 Jan 1999 09:01:51 +0100
UNIX shell modem access vulnerabilities

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0359

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5877
ptylogin Modem Resource DoS

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5878
ptylogin Modem Dialout

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5879
ptylogin Modem Login Password Theft

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force Database
ptylogin-dos(1681)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ptylogin-dos(1681)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0359

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:marc_schaefer:ptylogin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:unix:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    marc_schaefer ptylogin *
    unix unix *