CVE-1999-0902
ypserv allows local administrators to modify password tables.
CVE-1999-0902 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 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.2 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.43%EPSS, 37th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
ypserv allows local administrators to modify password tables.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ypserv allows local administrators to modify password tables.
- Record
CVE-1999-0902- 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 local administrators to modify password tables.
- Record
CVE-1999-0902- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0883No score
ypserv allows local administrators to modify password tables.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0883- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r774-h43h-88ggNo score
ypserv allows local administrators to modify password tables.
ypserv allows local administrators to modify password tables.
- Record
GHSA-r774-h43h-88gg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-37066No score
CVE-1999-0902 affecting package ypserv 4.2-12
ypserv allows local administrators to modify password tables.
- Record
AZL-37066- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVAZL-7456No score
CVE-1999-0902 affecting package ypserv 4.1-4
ypserv allows local administrators to modify password tables.
- Record
AZL-7456- 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.