Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1348 (CCN-8437)

Assigned:1999-06-30
Published:1999-06-30
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:Linuxconf on Red Hat Linux 6.0 and earlier does not properly disable PAM-based access to the shutdown command, which could allow local users to cause a denial of service.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed, 30 Jun 1999 23:32:14 +0100
linuxconf doesn't seem to deal correctly with /etc/pam.d/reboot

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sat, 17 Jul 1999 22:49:38 GMT
Re: linuxconf doesn't seem to deal correctly with /etc/pam.d/reboot

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1348

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19990630 linuxconf doesn't seem to deal correctly with /etc/pam.d/reboot

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 6069
Linuxconf Improper PAM Shutdown DoS

Source: CCN
Type: Linuxconf Web site
Linuxconf home

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linuxconf-pam-shutdown-dos(8437)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 6.0)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    redhat linux *
    redhat linux 5.2
    redhat linux 6.0