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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-0169 · published 1 July 1997
CVE-1999-0169: Sun nfs vulnerability
Sun · Nfs
NFS allows attackers to read and write any file on the system by specifying a false UID.
10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.9% · top 20.5%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD
Description
NFS allows attackers to read and write any file on the system by specifying a false UID.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
10.0CVE-1999-0165Sun nfs vulnerabilityNFS cache poisoning.EPSS 2.0%8.4CVE-1999-0084Sun nfs improper privilege management vulnerabilityCertain NFS servers allow users to use mknod to gain privileges by creating a writable kmem device and setting the UID to 0.EPSS 0.41%5.0CVE-1999-0166Sun nfs vulnerabilityNFS allows users to use a "cd .." command to access other directories besides the exported file system.EPSS 1.4%
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-0169), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-07). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
