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CVE-1999-0168

The portmapper may act as a proxy and redirect service requests from an attacker, making the...

7.5 High

The portmapper may act as a proxy and redirect service requests from an attacker, making the request appear to come from the local host, possibly bypassing authentication that would otherwise have taken place. For example, NFS file systems could be mounted through the portmapper despite export restrictions.

Exploit likelihood

1.77%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

The portmapper may act as a proxy and redirect service requests from an attacker, making the request appear to come from the local host, possibly bypassing authentication that would otherwise have taken place. For example, NFS file systems could be mounted through the portmapper despite export restrictions.

Record
CVE-1999-0168
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The portmapper may act as a proxy and redirect service requests from an attacker, making the request appear to come from the local host, possibly bypassing authentication that would otherwise have taken place. For example, NFS file systems could be mounted through the portmapper despite export restrictions.

Record
CVE-1999-0168
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0168 No score

The portmapper may act as a proxy and redirect service requests from an attacker, making the request appear to come from the local host, possibly bypassing authentication that would otherwise have taken place. For example, NFS file systems could be mounted through the portmapper despite export restrictions.

Record
EUVD-1999-0168
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r3m3-g7jw-9454 No score

The portmapper may act as a proxy and redirect service requests from an attacker, making the...

The portmapper may act as a proxy and redirect service requests from an attacker, making the request appear to come from the local host, possibly bypassing authentication that would otherwise have taken place. For example, NFS file systems could be mounted through the portmapper despite export restrictions.

Record
GHSA-r3m3-g7jw-9454
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-1999-0168 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Sun Sunos, published June 4, 1992. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.77%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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