Vulnerability Report

CVE-1999-0785

Title: INN inndstart allows local root via pathrun parameter in inn.conf

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-1999-0785.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date May 11, 1999
Modified Date Apr 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.2 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.11%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-1999-0785: The INN inndstart program allows local users to gain root privileges via the "pathrun" parameter in the inn.conf file.

Impacted Vendors

I
isc 1
I
inn 1

Reference Links

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/254 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/254
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.2
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-1999-0785 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.