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CVE-1999-0002

CRITICAL
10.0
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.1260%
EPSS Percentile17.42th
PublishedOct 12, 1998
Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

Buffer overflow in NFS mountd gives root access to remote attackers, mostly in Linux systems.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Bsdi

Bsd Os

= 1.1
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Caldera

Openlinux

= 1.2
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Redhat

Linux

= 2.0
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Redhat

Linux

= 2.1
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Redhat

Linux

= 3.0.3
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Redhat

Linux

= 4.0
💻
Redhat

Linux

= 4.1
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Redhat

Linux

= 4.2
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Redhat

Linux

= 5.0
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Redhat

Linux

= 5.1

References & Advisories

🔗 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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