CVE-1999-1159
SSH 2.0.11 and earlier allows local users to request remote forwarding from privileged ports...
CVE-1999-1159 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Ssh Ssh2, published December 29, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 4.6 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.34%EPSS, 27th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
SSH 2.0.11 and earlier allows local users to request remote forwarding from privileged ports without being root.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SSH 2.0.11 and earlier allows local users to request remote forwarding from privileged ports without being root.
- Record
CVE-1999-1159- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
SSH 2.0.11 and earlier allows local users to request remote forwarding from privileged ports without being root.
- Record
CVE-1999-1159- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1140No score
SSH 2.0.11 and earlier allows local users to request remote forwarding from privileged ports without being root.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1140- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jxq7-hfp5-q37wNo score
SSH 2.0.11 and earlier allows local users to request remote forwarding from privileged ports...
SSH 2.0.11 and earlier allows local users to request remote forwarding from privileged ports without being root.
- Record
GHSA-jxq7-hfp5-q37w- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.