CVE-1999-0169

High CVSS 10

Published 1997-07-01 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0169, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

NFS allows attackers to read and write any file on the system by specifying a false UID.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0169

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C