Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1261 (CCN-1772)

Assigned:1997-10-24
Published:1997-10-24
Updated:2017-12-19
Summary:Buffer overflow in Rainbow Six Multiplayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long nickname (nick) command.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
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): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu, 11 Feb 1999 17:37:43 -0500
Rainbow Six Buffer Overflow

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1261

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 8784
Rainbow Six Multiplayer nickname Remote Overflow DoS

Source: CCN
Type: Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. Web site
Red Storm Homepage

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19990211 Rainbow Six Buffer Overflow.....

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
rainbowsix-nick-bo(1772)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
rainbowsix-nick-bo(1772)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:metamail_corporation:metamail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 7.2)

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    metamail_corporation metamail *