CVE-1999-1225

Medium CVSS 5

Published 1997-08-24 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1225, 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

rpc.mountd on Linux, Ultrix, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of a file on the server by attempting to mount that file, which generates different error messages depending on whether the file exists or not.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1225

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