CVE-1999-1170 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges and modify mail accounts by manipulating a specific registry key in IPswitch IMail.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1170?
CVE-1999-1170 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IPswitch IMail allows local users to gain additional privileges and modify or add mail accounts by setting the "flags" registry key to 1920.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1170?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ipswitch Imail, Progress Ws Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1170?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1170 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1170 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ppp7-2732-7vj2.