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TI-1999-00167 Aliases CVE-1999-0169GHSA-h4p8-p52c-3jgg

NFS allows attackers to read and write any file on the system by specifying a false UID.

Priority MEDIUM 47Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

NFS allows attackers to read and write any file on the system by specifying a false UID.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01941 80th 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:nfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:nfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0169
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h4p8-p52c-3jgg

References

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  • TI-1999-00163 NFS cache poisoning. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00083 Certain NFS servers allow users to use mknod to gain privileges by creating a writable… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-1999-00164 NFS allows users to use a "cd .." command to access other directories besides the exported file system. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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