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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…
High7.2EPSS 0.36%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 19980108 NetWare NFS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- netware-nfs-file-ownership(7246) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/tidfinder.cgi?2940551 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 19980812 Re: Netware NFS (fwd) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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