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01 Record

CVE-1999-0043

Command execution via shell metachars in INN daemon (innd) 1.5 using "newgroup" and "rmgroup" control messages, and others.

CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score9.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

Command execution via shell metachars in INN daemon (innd) 1.5 using "newgroup" and "rmgroup" control messages, and others.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
44.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 98.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
1999-09-29 04:00Z27 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-01 20:03Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
1999-06-07
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Critical (CVSS 9.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
0c0e67a14bb294aca85a7da3c25657ef0e48ce5b43af1b1aeca40721175a611e

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
iscinn1.4sec, 1.4sec2, 1.4unoff3, 1.4unoff4, 1.5—
netscapenews_server1.1—
bsdibsd_os2.1—
calderaopenlinux1.0—
redhatlinux4.0, 4.1—
necgoah_intrasv1.1—
necgoah_networksv1.2, 2.2, 3.1—

06 References