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CVE-1999-1021
Published: Mar 9, 2002
Modified: Aug 1, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
NFS on SunOS 4.1 through 4.1.2 ignores the high order 16 bits in a 32 bit UID, which allows a local user to gain root access if the lower 16 bits are set to 0, as fixed by the NFS jumbo patch upgrade.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
CA-1992-15
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT
00117
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUN
47
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
nfs-uid(82)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
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