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CVE-1999-0963

FreeBSD mount_union command allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack.

7.2 High

FreeBSD mount_union command allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack.

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

FreeBSD mount_union command allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack.

Record
CVE-1999-0963
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

FreeBSD mount_union command allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack.

Record
CVE-1999-0963
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0944 No score

FreeBSD mount_union command allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack.

Record
EUVD-1999-0944
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h2vr-vgcx-h595 No score

FreeBSD mount_union command allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack.

FreeBSD mount_union command allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack.

Record
GHSA-h2vr-vgcx-h595
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

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In short

CVE-1999-0963 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Freebsd, published December 1, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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