Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1382
CVE-1999-1382
Description
NetWare NFS mode 1 and 2 implements the "Read Only" flag in Unix by changing the ownership of a file to root, which allows local users to gain root privileges by creating a setuid program and setting it to "Read Only," which NetWare-NFS changes to a setuid root program.
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References
4- support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/tidfinder.cginvdPatchVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/7246.phpnvd
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