What is CVE-1999-0002?

CVE-1999-0002 is a vulnerability in Bsdi Bsd_os, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 1998-10-12.

Is CVE-1999-0002 known to be exploited?

11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Bsdi Bsd_os

CVE-1999-0002

Buffer overflow in NFS mountd gives root access to remote attackers, mostly in Linux systems.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.279 (97.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Bsdi Bsd_os — versions 1.1
Caldera Openlinux — versions 1.2
Redhat Linux — versions 2.0, 2.1, 3.0.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (government-resource, x_refsource_CIAC, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-0002?: CVE-1999-0002 is a vulnerability in Bsdi Bsd_os, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 1998-10-12.
Is CVE-1999-0002 known to be exploited?: 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.