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CVE-1999-0169

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

10.0 High

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

Exploit likelihood

1.94%Up 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

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

Record
CVE-1999-0169
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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

Record
CVE-1999-0169
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0169 No score

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

Record
EUVD-1999-0169
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h4p8-p52c-3jgg No score

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

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

Record
GHSA-h4p8-p52c-3jgg
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-1999-0169 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Sun Nfs, published July 1, 1997. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.94%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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