CVE-1999-1159

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

SSH 2.0.11 and earlier allows local users to request remote forwarding from privileged ports without being root.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1140	SSH 2.0.11 and earlier allows local users to request remote forwarding from privileged ports without being root.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.339% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91495920911490&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1471

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ssh Ssh2

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:02 PM
Reserved: Aug 31, 2001, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 29, 1998, 5:00 AM
Modified: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

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