CVE-1999-0084
Certain NFS servers allow users to use mknod to gain privileges by creating a writable kmem...
Certain NFS servers allow users to use mknod to gain privileges by creating a writable kmem device and setting the UID to 0.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List
Certain NFS servers allow users to use mknod to gain privileges by creating a writable kmem device and setting the UID to 0.
- Record
CVE-1999-0084- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0084
Certain NFS servers allow users to use mknod to gain privileges by creating a writable kmem device and setting the UID to 0.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0084- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v3vm-mf33-hv7v
Certain NFS servers allow users to use mknod to gain privileges by creating a writable kmem...
Certain NFS servers allow users to use mknod to gain privileges by creating a writable kmem device and setting the UID to 0.
- Record
GHSA-v3vm-mf33-hv7v- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Certain NFS servers allow users to use mknod to gain privileges by creating a writable kmem device and setting the UID to 0.
- Record
CVE-1999-0084- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0084 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sun Nfs, published May 1, 1990. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.