CVE-1999-1021

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.

Severity

Overall Severity: N/A

CVSS Metrics

Type	Score	Severity	Vector

Affected Products

References

• http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/117&type=0&nav=sec.sba
  Patch
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1992-15.html
  PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47
  PatchVendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/117&type=0&nav=sec.sba
  Patch
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1992-15.html
  PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47
  PatchVendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82