CVE-1999-0002 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 27.9% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in NFS mountd gives root access to remote attackers, mostly in Linux systems.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 27.86% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1998-10-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| bsdi | bsd os |
| caldera | openlinux |
| redhat | linux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | RedHat Linux 5.1 / Caldera OpenLinux Standard 1.2 - Mountd | 1998-08-28 |
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19981006-01-I
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-006.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/121
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19981006-01-I
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-006.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/121
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