CVE-1999-0956 describes a critical vulnerability in NeXT NetInfo where the _writers property allows local users to escalate privileges to root or cause a denial of service on affected NeXTSTEP systems. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but grants complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its high severity, there is no known exploit intelligence, such as Metasploit modules or ExploitDB entries, and it has not been added to the CISA KEV catalog. Furthermore, there is no evidence of active exploitation, community discussion, or media coverage surrounding this nearly 25-year-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.