CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0687

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.22%

80th percentile - higher than 80% of all known CVEs

Summary

The ToolTalk ttsession daemon uses weak RPC authentication, allowing a remote attacker to execute commands.

Risk Assessment

Weak authentication may lead to unauthorized access and execution of malicious commands by an attacker, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to strengthen RPC authentication mechanisms and monitor access to the ttsession daemon.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The ToolTalk ttsession daemon uses weak RPC authentication, which allows a remote attacker to execute commands.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS