VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-1999-0298
CVSS score7.5 NONE
EPSS probability2.03%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1997-02-05
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other