CVE-1999-0210

CVSS 2.0 Score 10 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Nov 26, 1997
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-1999-0210 is a vulnerability affecting the Automount daemon, identified as automountd. This issue grants local or remote users elevated privileges through the manipulation of shell metacharacters. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands with root-level access, potentially leading to significant system compromise. This weakness, first identified in 1999, highlights the importance of updating and securing critical system components.

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