VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-0298
ypbind with -ypset and -ypsetme options activated in Linux Slackware and SunOS allows local and remote attackers to overwrite files via a ..
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.03%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
ypbind with -ypset and -ypsetme options activated in Linux Slackware and SunOS allows local and remote attackers to overwrite files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.03% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- slackware/slackware linux · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.