CVE-1999-1582

Description

By design, the "established" command on the Cisco PIX firewall allows connections from one host to arbitrary ports of a target host if an alternative conduit has already been allowed, which can cause administrators to configure less restrictive access controls than intended if they do not understand this functionality.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.75% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory cisco.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8052	vdb entry
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/pixest-pub.shtml	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/6733	third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1582?: CVE-1999-1582 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-1999-1582?: To fix CVE-1999-1582, 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-1999-1582 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-1999-1582 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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