CVE-1999-0298

High CVSS 7.5

Published 1997-02-05 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0298, 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

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0298

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