Vulnerability Details : CVE-1999-1299
rcp on various Linux systems including Red Hat 4.0 allows a "nobody" user or other user with UID of 65535 to overwrite arbitrary files, since 65535 is interpreted as -1 by chown and other system calls, which causes the calls to fail to modify the ownership of the file.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1299
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.91%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 82 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-1999-1299
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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10.0
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
10.0
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10.0
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NIST |
References for CVE-1999-1299
Products affected by CVE-1999-1299
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*