CVE-1999-1382
NetWare NFS mode 1 and 2 implements the "Read Only" flag in Unix by changing the ownership of a file to root, which allows local users to gain root privileges by creating a setuid program and setting it to "Read Only," which NetWare-NFS changes to a…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
NetWare NFS mode 1 and 2 implements the "Read Only" flag in Unix by changing the ownership of a file to root, which allows local users to gain root privileges by creating a setuid program and setting it to "Read Only," which NetWare-NFS changes to a setuid root program.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- novell/netware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88427711321769&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90295697702474&w=2
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/tidfinder.cgi?2940551Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7246.php
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88427711321769&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90295697702474&w=2
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/tidfinder.cgi?2940551Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7246.php
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.