CVE-1999-0084

NVD: Certain NFS servers allow users to use mknod to gain privileges by creating a writable kmem device and setting the UID to 0.

Source-published summary

NVD: Certain NFS servers allow users to use mknod to gain privileges by creating a writable kmem device and setting the UID to 0.

Possible impact

Source describes admin privilege risk · privilege escalation risk. Possible impact: An attacker may gain root or administrative-level privileges on affected systems.

Affected context

vendor/product: sun / nfs

Remediation / advisory

Remediation reference present; patch status requires confirmation in the linked advisory.

Why it matters

Source describes admin privilege risk · privilege escalation risk. Possible impact: An attacker may gain root or administrative-level privileges on affected systems.; CVSS 8.4 (HIGH); EPSS percentile 33; not listed in KEV; Remediation reference present; patch status requires confirmation in the linked advisory; sources: NVD.

What to verify

Confirm affected product/version, vendor advisory, patch or mitigation, and exposure.

Exposure hint

exposure unknown

Impact tags

Urgency reasons

Source-derived note

Summary derived from NVD description; unsafe procedural detail is not shown.

Redaction metadata

source summary used

True

fallback summary used

False

unsafe procedural detail present

false

raw source displayed

false

public summary redacted

true

Safety note

This radar shows source-published defensive context only. Exploit procedures, exploit strings, scanner commands, and auto-remediation are not provided.

Official references

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0084