CVE-1999-1444

genkey utility in Alibaba 2.0 generates RSA key pairs with an exponent of 1, which results in transactions that are sent in cleartext.

Published: 1999-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1444 is rated Moderate Risk (42.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.12%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1444

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 2026-06-15 0.61% 1.12% +0.51%
2 2025-03-30 0.68% 0.61% -0.07%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.68% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1444

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1444

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1444

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
computer_software_manufaktur alibaba 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:computer_software_manufaktur:alibaba:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1444

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