CVE-1999-1555 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cheyenne InocuLAN Anti-Virus Server in Inoculan 4.0 before Service Pack 2 creates an update directory with "EVERYONE FULL CONTROL" permissions, which allows local users to cause Inoculan's antivirus update feature to install a Trojan horse dll.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cheyenne:inoculan_anti-virus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1536	Cheyenne InocuLAN Anti-Virus Server in Inoculan 4.0 before Service Pack 2 creates an update directory with "EVERYONE FULL CONTROL" permissions, which allows local users to cause Inoculan's antivirus update feature to install a Trojan horse dll.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.003.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/9515
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1536

History

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Subscriptions

Cheyenne Inoculan Anti-virus Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.530Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1555

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1998-06-11T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-1555

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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