CVE-1999-0661 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 54.2% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 54.24% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-01-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Sendmail 8.12.6 - Compromised Source Backdoor | 2002-10-08 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102820843403741&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102821663814127&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/294539
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1994-07.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1994-14.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1999-01.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1999-02.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-28.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10313.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5921
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102820843403741&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102821663814127&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/294539
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1994-07.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1994-14.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1999-01.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1999-02.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-28.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10313.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5921
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