CVE-1999-0298
Slackware Linux and SunOS - Arbitrary File Write via ypbind Dot-Dot Attack
Title source: llmDescription
ypbind with -ypset and -ypsetme options activated in Linux Slackware and SunOS allows local and remote attackers to overwrite files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_nai
http://www.nai.com/nai_labs/asp_set/advisory/06_ypbindsetme_adv.asp
Scores
EPSS
0.0158
EPSS Percentile
81.8%
Details
Status
published
Products (5)
slackware/slackware_linux
2.1
slackware/slackware_linux
2.2
slackware/slackware_linux
2.3
sun/sunos
4.1.3
sun/sunos
4.1.4
Published
Feb 05, 1997
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026