Inn
Vendor:
First CVE: Dec 4, 1996 · Active for 29 years
14
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 91% of tracked products
1.8
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 60% of tracked products
7.4
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 49% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Inn over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Dec 4, 1996
29 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Nov 11, 2012
5,003 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Inn14 CVEs
21%
64%
All CVEs352,294 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
LowMediumHighCritical
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network1 (7.1%)
Unknown13 (92.9%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low1 (7.1%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown13 (92.9%)
User Interaction
None1 (7.1%)
Unknown13 (92.9%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None1 (7.1%)
Unknown13 (92.9%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (14 CVEs).
14 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-1999-0043CRITICAL Command execution via shell metachars in INN daemon (innd) 1.5 using "newgroup" and "rmgroup" control messages, and others. | Dec 4, 1996 | 9.8 | 55 | NO | NO |
CVE-2002-0525HIGH Format string vulnerabilities in (1) inews or (2) rnews for INN 2.2.3 and earlier allow local users and remote malicious NNTP servers to gain privileges via format string specifier | Aug 12, 2002 | 10.0 | 36 | NO | YES |
CVE-1999-0705HIGH Buffer overflow in INN inews program. | Sep 1, 1999 | 7.5 | 30 | NO | YES |
CVE-1999-0100HIGH Remote access in AIX innd 1.5.1, using control messages. | Jan 1, 1997 | 10.0 | 27 | NO | NO |
CVE-1999-0754HIGH The INN inndstart program allows local users to gain privileges by specifying an alternate configuration file using the INNCONF environmental variable. | May 11, 1999 | 10.0 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2012-3523MEDIUM The STARTTLS implementation in nnrpd in INN before 2.5.3 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted sessio | Nov 11, 2012 | 6.8 | 24 | NO | NO |
CVE-2001-1442MEDIUM Buffer overflow in innfeed for ISC InterNetNews (INN) before 2.3.0 allows local users in the "news" group to gain privileges via a long -c command line argument. | Apr 21, 2001 | 4.6 | 23 | NO | YES |
CVE-2004-0045HIGH Buffer overflow in the ARTpost function in art.c in the control message handling code for INN 2.4.0 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. | Feb 3, 2004 | 7.5 | 22 | NO | NO |
CVE-1999-0706HIGH Linux xmonisdn package allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS or PATH environmental variables. | Apr 27, 2000 | 7.5 | 20 | NO | NO |
Buffer overflow in innd 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a cancel request containing a long message ID. | Feb 6, 2000 | 3.6 | 20 | NO | YES |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (14 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
4 CVEs
28.6% of CVEs· 90th percentile
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (14 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (14 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Inn
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4.0 | 2 | 7.2 | 5.9% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2.3 | 3 | 7.1 | 3.1% | 0 | 2 |
| 2.2.2 | 4 | 6.3 | 3.2% | 0 | 3 |
| 2.2.1 | 5 | 6.0 | 3.1% | 0 | 3 |
| 2.2 | 7 | 6.4 | 2.6% | 0 | 3 |
| 2.1 | 7 | 6.4 | 2.6% | 0 | 3 |
| 2.0 | 7 | 6.4 | 2.6% | 0 | 3 |
| 1.7.2 | 3 | 6.4 | 2.6% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 3 | 6.4 | 2.6% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5.1 | 6 | 7.3 | 2.7% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 4 | 7.3 | 13.7% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4unoff4 | 4 | 7.3 | 13.7% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4unoff3 | 4 | 7.3 | 13.7% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4sec2 | 4 | 7.3 | 13.7% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4sec | 4 | 7.3 | 13.7% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 2 | 7.2 | 3.6% | 0 | 0 |