CVE-1999-1299

Description

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.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.48%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420509&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1299?: CVE-1999-1299 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-1999-1299?: To fix CVE-1999-1299, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-1999-1299 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-1999-1299 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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