CVE-1999-0208
published 1995-12-12CVE-1999-0208: rpc.ypupdated (NIS) allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands.
PriorityP344critical10CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCCICAC
EXPLOIT
EPSS
12.86%
95.9th percentile
rpc.ypupdated (NIS) allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | aix | — | — |
| ibm | aix | — | — |
| sgi | irix | — | — |
| sgi | irix | — | — |
| sgi | irix | — | — |
| sgi | irix | — | — |
| sgi | irix | — | — |
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Exploit-DB
HP-UX 10/11/ IRIX 3/4/5/6 / OpenSolaris build snv / Solaris 8/9/10 / SunOS 4.1 - 'rpc.ypupdated' Command Execution (2)
exploitdb·1994-02-07
CVE-1999-0208 HP-UX 10/11/ IRIX 3/4/5/6 / OpenSolaris build snv / Solaris 8/9/10 / SunOS 4.1 - 'rpc.ypupdated' Command Execution (2)
HP-UX 10/11/ IRIX 3/4/5/6 / OpenSolaris build snv / Solaris 8/9/10 / SunOS 4.1 - 'rpc.ypupdated' Command Execution (2)
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HP-UX 10.x/11.x,IRIX 3.x/4.x/5.x/6.x,OpenSolaris build snv,Solaris 8/9/10,SunOS 4.1.x RPC.YPUpdated Command Execution (2)
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1749/info
The 'rpc.ypupdated' deamon is part of the Network Information Service (NIS) or Yellow Pages (YP). It allows clients to update NIS maps. A vulnerability in 'rpc.ypupdated' allows a malicious user to execute commands as root.
After receiving a request to update the Yello Pages maps, 'ypupdated' executes a copy of the bource shell to run the 'make' command to recompute the maps whether the request for changes was sucessful or not. Because of bad input validation while executing 'make', an attacke
Exploit-DB
HP-UX 10/11/ IRIX 3/4/5/6 / OpenSolaris build snv / Solaris 8/9/10 / SunOS 4.1 - 'rpc.ypupdated' Command Execution (1)
exploitdb·1994-02-07
CVE-1999-0208 HP-UX 10/11/ IRIX 3/4/5/6 / OpenSolaris build snv / Solaris 8/9/10 / SunOS 4.1 - 'rpc.ypupdated' Command Execution (1)
HP-UX 10/11/ IRIX 3/4/5/6 / OpenSolaris build snv / Solaris 8/9/10 / SunOS 4.1 - 'rpc.ypupdated' Command Execution (1)
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1749/info
HP-UX 10.x/11.x,IRIX 3.x/4.x/5.x/6.x,OpenSolaris build snv,Solaris 8/9/10,SunOS 4.1.x RPC.YPUpdated Command Execution (1)
The 'rpc.ypupdated' deamon is part of the Network Information Service (NIS) or Yellow Pages (YP). It allows clients to update NIS maps. A vulnerability in 'rpc.ypupdated' allows a malicious user to execute commands as root.
After receiving a request to update the Yello Pages maps, 'ypupdated' executes a copy of the bource shell to run the 'make' command to recompute the maps whether the request for changes was sucessful or not. Because of bad input validation while executing 'make', an atta
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1995-12-12
Published