CVE-1999-1021

CVE-1999-1021 affects SunOS 4.1–4.1.2 NFS: the high-order 16 bits of a 32-bit UID are ignored, enabling a local user to gain root if the lower 16 bits are 0. The issue is mitigated/fixed by the NFS jumbo patch upgrade. The connected sources confirm the affected OS and the patch-based fix; exploit...

CVE-1999-1021

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...