CVE-1999-1047

When BSDI patches for Gauntlet 5.0 BSDI are installed in a particular order, Gauntlet allows remote attackers to bypass firewall access restrictions, and does not log the activities.

Published: 1999-10-18 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-1047 is rated Moderate Risk (48.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1047

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.84% 0.35% -0.49%
2 2023-03-07 1.14% 0.84% -0.30%
3 2022-02-04 1.14%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1047

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1047

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1047

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bsdi gauntlet 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:bsdi:gauntlet:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1047

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