CVE-1999-0661

Description

A system is running a version of software that was replaced with a Trojan Horse at one of its distribution points, such as (1) TCP Wrappers 7.6, (2) util-linux 2.9g, (3) wuarchive ftpd (wuftpd) 2.2 and 2.1f, (4) IRC client (ircII) ircII 2.2.9, (5) OpenSSH 3.4p1, or (6) Sendmail 8.12.6.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.85% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/294539	mailing list
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10313.php	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5921	vdb entry
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1999-02.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102821663814127&w=2	mailing list
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1994-14.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102820843403741&w=2	mailing list
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1999-01.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1994-07.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-28.html	third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-0661?: CVE-1999-0661 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-1999-0661?: To fix CVE-1999-0661, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-1999-0661 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-1999-0661 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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