VDB-14395 · CVE-1999-0631 · SBV-511

Host NFS Service privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Host and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component NFS Service. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-0631. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should change the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Host (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component NFS Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: None. Reason: this candidate is solely about a configuration that does not directly introduce security vulnerabilities, so it is more appropriate to cover under the Common Configuration Enumeration (CCE). Notes: the former description is: "The NFS service is running."

The weakness was published 01/01/1999. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0631. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-511†). Similar entries are available at VDB-14399, VDB-14398, VDB-14397 and VDB-14396. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

01/01/1999 🔍
01/01/1999 +0 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +5648 days 🔍
04/23/2025 +3961 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0631 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0631
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14395
Vulnerability Center: 511

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 01:29
Updated: 04/23/2025 04:03
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:29 (39), 06/09/2024 18:55 (16), 04/23/2025 04:03 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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