CVE-1999-0298
ypbind with -ypset and -ypsetme options activated in Linux Slackware and SunOS allows local and...
CVE-1999-0298 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Slackware Linux, published February 5, 1997. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.03%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.03%EPSS, 81st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
ypbind with -ypset and -ypsetme options activated in Linux Slackware and SunOS allows local and remote attackers to overwrite files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ypbind with -ypset and -ypsetme options activated in Linux Slackware and SunOS allows local and remote attackers to overwrite files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
- Record
CVE-1999-0298- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
ypbind with -ypset and -ypsetme options activated in Linux Slackware and SunOS allows local and remote attackers to overwrite files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
- Record
CVE-1999-0298- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0298No score
ypbind with -ypset and -ypsetme options activated in Linux Slackware and SunOS allows local and remote attackers to overwrite files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0298- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qmpj-76fg-rqm3No score
ypbind with -ypset and -ypsetme options activated in Linux Slackware and SunOS allows local and...
ypbind with -ypset and -ypsetme options activated in Linux Slackware and SunOS allows local and remote attackers to overwrite files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
- Record
GHSA-qmpj-76fg-rqm3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.