CVE-1999-1382

high

Description

NetWare NFS mode 1 and 2 implements the "Read Only" flag in Unix by changing the ownership of a file to root, which allows local users to gain root privileges by creating a setuid program and setting it to "Read Only," which NetWare-NFS changes to a setuid root program.

References

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7246.php

http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/tidfinder.cgi?2940551

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90295697702474&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88427711321769&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-12-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00035