SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-1999-0656

The ugidd RPC interface, by design, allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames by specifying arbitrary UIDs that ugidd maps to local user and group names.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.55%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.55%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The ugidd RPC interface, by design, allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames by specifying arbitrary UIDs that ugidd maps to local user and group names.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.55% probability · 74th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-16
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.