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CVE-1999-0043

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published1996-12-04
  • WeaknessCWE-78

Am I affected?

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Description

Command execution via shell metachars in INN daemon (innd) 1.5 using "newgroup" and "rmgroup" control messages, and others.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 1996-12-0405:00CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP
Isc inn
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.4= 1.4secno fix published
1.4= 1.4sec2no fix published
1.4= 1.4unoff3no fix published
1.4= 1.4unoff4no fix published
1.5= 1.5no fix published
Nec goah networksv
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.2= 1.2no fix published
2.2= 2.2no fix published
3.1= 3.1no fix published
Redhat linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.0= 4.0no fix published
4.1= 4.1no fix published

4 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
1996-12-04
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-0043?

Command execution via shell metachars in INN daemon (innd) 1.5 using "newgroup" and "rmgroup" control messages, and others.

Is CVE-1999-0043 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-1999-0043 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 44.6% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-1999-0043?

CVE-1999-0043 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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