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CVE-1999-0515

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1060%

EPSS Percentile40.05th

PublishedJan 1, 1999

Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

An unrestricted remote trust relationship for Unix systems has been set up, e.g. by using a + sign in /etc/hosts.equiv.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

No CPE configurations currently published for this record.

References & Advisories

🔗 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0515

🔗 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0515

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