CVE-1999-0420

CVE-1999-0420 concerns umapfs, where a local user can gain root privileges by using a malicious mount_umap to change their uid. The Red Hat and NVD records describe a local privilege escalation via the mount_umap mechanism affecting umapfs. The specific vulnerable component is the mount_umap/user...

CVE-1999-0420: Undefined Security Weakness

umapfs allows local users to gain root privileges by changing their uid through a malicious mountumap program...