The NeXT NetInfo _writers property allows local users to gain root privileges or conduct a denial of service.
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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
The NeXT NetInfo _writers property allows local users to gain root privileges or conduct a denial of service.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00398 34th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Next |
| cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0a | Vulnerable | Next |
| cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Next |
| cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Next |
| cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Next |
- cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Next
- cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0a Vulnerable ·Next
- cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Next
- cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Next
- cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Next
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0956
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7c5-f5vc-4mjf
References
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More Nextstep vulnerabilities
- TI-1999-00045 Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00031 Buffer overflow in lpr, as used in BSD-based systems including Linux, allows local users… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-1999-00077 pcnfsd (aka rpc.pcnfsd) allows local users to change file permissions, or execute… CVSS 2.0LOW 1.9
Sources
- CVE-1999-0956 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0956 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x7c5-f5vc-4mjf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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