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Unscored Public exploit CVE-1999-0002 EUVD-1999-0002GHSA-222m-mgc9-9mqv

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

Published Sep 29, 1999 · Updated Aug 1, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

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

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

References

  • J-006 third-party-advisory government-resource
  • 121 vdb-entry