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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-0170 · published 1 January 1997

CVE-1999-0170: Digital ultrix vulnerability

DDigital · Ultrix

Remote attackers can mount an NFS file system in Ultrix or OSF, even if it is denied on the access list.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 19% · top 2.8%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
19%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Remote attackers can mount an NFS file system in Ultrix or OSF, even if it is denied on the access list.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0170
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0170

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-0170), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.