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CVE-1999-0002

RedHat Linux 5.1 / Caldera OpenLinux Standard 1.2 - Mountd

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 1998-08-28 First Exploit
  • 1998-10-12 CVE Published
  • 1999-06-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Bsdi
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Bsd Os
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1.1
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Caldera
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Openlinux
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1.2
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Redhat
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Linux
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2.0
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Redhat
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Linux
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2.1
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Redhat
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Linux
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3.0.3
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Redhat
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Linux
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4.0
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Redhat
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Linux
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4.1
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Redhat
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Linux
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4.2
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Redhat
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Linux
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5.0
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Redhat
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Linux
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5.1
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