CVE-1999-1414 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can gain administrator privileges by starting programs from the process manager in IBM Netfinity Remote Control.
- 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-1999-1414?
CVE-1999-1414 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Netfinity Remote Control allows local users to gain administrator privileges by starting programs from the process manager, which runs with system level privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1414?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Netfinity Remote Control.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1414?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1414 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1414 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1414 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hvvc-66wm-g462.