CVE-1999-1021

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.41%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1992-12-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE

CVE-1999-1021

Severity

HIGH

CVSS

7.2

EPSS

0.41%

Original NVD 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.