Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1159 (CCN-1471)

Assigned:1998-12-29
Published:1998-12-29
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:SSH 2.0.11 and earlier allows local users to request remote forwarding from privileged ports without being root.
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:Bypass Security
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed30 Dec 1998 00:04:47
ssh2 security problem (and patch)

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1159

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19981229 ssh2 security problem (and patch) (fwd)

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 6604
SSH Unprivileged Remote Port Forward

Source: CCN
Type: SSH Secure Shell Web site
SSH Secure Shell

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ssh-privileged-port-forward(1471)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ssh-privileged-port-forward(1471)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ssh:ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ssh ssh2 2.0.11
    ssh ssh *