CVE-1999-0298

ypbind with -ypset and -ypsetme options activated in Linux Slackware and SunOS allows local and remote attackers to overwrite files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Published: 1997-02-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0298 is rated Moderate Risk (57.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.03%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0298

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.58% 2.03% +0.45%
2 2025-03-30 1.36% 1.58% +0.23%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.36% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0298

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0298

OS Trackers for CVE-1999-0298

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-1999-0298: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-1999-0298

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0298

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
slackware slackware_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux 2.3 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0298

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