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    CVE-1999-0084

    Certain NFS servers allow users to use mknod to gain privileges by creating a writable kmem device and setting the UID to 0.

    Published:May 1, 1990
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 29, 1999
    EPSS Score:0.00146
    CVSS Score:8.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Nfs

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High