CVE-1999-0298

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Sun SunOS

First reported 28 years ago

1997-02-05 05:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-09 12:34:00

Affected Software

Sun SunOS 4.1.3

4.1.3

Sun SunOS 4.1.4

4.1.4

References

19970205 Vulnerabilities in Ypbind when run with -ypset/-ypsetme

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