Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0754 (CCN-2180)

Assigned:1999-05-11
Published:1999-05-11
Updated:2008-09-09
Summary:The INN inndstart program allows local users to gain privileges by specifying an alternate configuration file using the INNCONF environmental variable.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
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
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
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 Privileges
References:Source: CALDERA
Type: UNKNOWN
CSSA-1999-011.0

Source: CCN
Type: Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory CSSA-1999-011.0
inn package allows local users to obtain su privilege

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 11 May 1999 11:24:06 -0400
INN 2.0 and higher. Root compromise potential

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0754

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 955
INN inndstart INNCONF Path Subversion Privilege Escalation

Source: MISC
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/errata/inn99_05_22.html

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat 6.0 Security Advisory Update
INN

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Linux 6.0 General Errata
Red Hat Linux 6.0 (Hedwig) General Errata

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
255

Source: CCN
Type: BID-255
ISC INN inndstart INNCONF Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: SuSE Security Announcement #04
Security hole in INN

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
inn-innconf-env(2180)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:isc:inn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:isc:inn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    isc inn *
    isc inn *
    redhat linux 6.0