Vulnerability Intelligence Report
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
HIGH
EPSS Probability:1.84%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | linux | 4.0 |
| slackware | slackware_linux | 3.1 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
1.840%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2001-08-31T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2001-09-12T04:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 1997-02-03 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-01T17:11:01 |
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