CVE-1999-0208 describes a critical vulnerability in the rpc.ypupdated (NIS) service, affecting IBM, NEC, and SGI products. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable systems. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the CISA KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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