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TI-1999-00002 Aliases CVE-1999-0002GHSA-222m-mgc9-9mqv

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

Priority HIGH 65CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.27858 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableBsdi
cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableCaldera
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Bsdi
  • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Caldera
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0002
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-222m-mgc9-9mqv

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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