CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0754

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.75%

84th percentile - higher than 84% of all known CVEs

Summary

The inndstart program in INN allows local users to gain privileges by specifying an alternate configuration file using the INNCONF environmental variable.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the INNCONF environmental variable and monitor the usage of the inndstart program by local users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The INN inndstart program allows local users to gain privileges by specifying an alternate configuration file using the INNCONF environmental variable.

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