CVE-1999-0901
ypserv allows a local user to modify the GECOS and login shells of other users.
CVE-1999-0901 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Linux-nis Ypserv, published October 23, 1999. 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.
- Severity
- 7.2 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.41%EPSS, 35th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
ypserv allows a local user to modify the GECOS and login shells of other users.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ypserv allows a local user to modify the GECOS and login shells of other users.
- Record
CVE-1999-0901- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
ypserv allows a local user to modify the GECOS and login shells of other users.
- Record
CVE-1999-0901- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0882No score
ypserv allows a local user to modify the GECOS and login shells of other users.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0882- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f3vg-8384-p37mNo score
ypserv allows a local user to modify the GECOS and login shells of other users.
ypserv allows a local user to modify the GECOS and login shells of other users.
- Record
GHSA-f3vg-8384-p37m- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-37065No score
CVE-1999-0901 affecting package ypserv 4.2-12
ypserv allows a local user to modify the GECOS and login shells of other users.
- Record
AZL-37065- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVAZL-7455No score
CVE-1999-0901 affecting package ypserv 4.1-4
ypserv allows a local user to modify the GECOS and login shells of other users.
- Record
AZL-7455- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.