CVE-1999-0247 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in nnrpd program in INN up to version 1.6 allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands.

Published: 2000-10-13

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 4.0% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.4sec:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.4sec2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.4unoff3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.4unoff4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.5.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0247	Buffer overflow in nnrpd program in INN up to version 1.6 allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04011.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.nai.com/nai_labs/asp_set/advisory/17_inn_avd.asp
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1443

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Isc Inn

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-10-13T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:34:51.632Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0247

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1997-07-21T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0247

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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