CVE-1999-0162 Security feature bypass in n/a
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-0162 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-0162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0162 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Cisco Ios. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0162/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0162/index.md)
Attackers can bypass network filtering rules in Cisco IOS by exploiting the established keyword, allowing unauthorized traffic access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0162?
CVE-1999-0162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The "established" keyword in some Cisco IOS software allowed an attacker to bypass filtering.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0162?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0162?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0162 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0162 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0162 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2017-6736 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-6737 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p72v-52hq-xx36.