Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1021 - Unspecified vulnerability in SUN Sunos 4.1/4.1.1/4.1.2
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
NFS on SunOS 4.1 through 4.1.2 ignores the high order 16 bits in a 32 bit UID, which allows a local user to gain root access if the lower 16 bits are set to 0, as fixed by the NFS jumbo patch upgrade.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 3 |