1.9
LOW
CVE-1999-0078
pcnfsd Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Description

pcnfsd (aka rpc.pcnfsd) allows local users to change file permissions, or execute arbitrary commands through arguments in the RPC call.

INFO

Published Date :

April 18, 1996, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 17, 2022, 7:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-1999-0078 has a 30 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-1999-0078 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sco unixware
2 Sco openserver
1 Ibm aix
1 Hp hp-ux
1 Sun sunos
1 Freebsd freebsd
1 Bsdi bsd_os
1 Sgi irix
1 Nec up-ux_v
1 Ncr mp-ras
1 Next nextstep
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-1999-0078.

URL Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0078

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Browsable content of eqgrp-auction-file.tar.xz

Shell Python Perl Roff 1C Enterprise Standard ML Makefile HTML CSS JavaScript

Updated: 2 years ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 8, 2022, 11:17 a.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

A 2-in-1 toolset of https://github.com/x0rz/EQGRP_Lost_in_Translation and https://github.com/x0rz/EQGRP

Shell Python Perl Roff 1C Enterprise TSQL Standard ML Makefile HTML CSS

Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago
11 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Aug. 1, 2019, 10:20 a.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

None

Shell Python Perl Roff 1C Enterprise TSQL Standard ML Makefile HTML CSS

Updated: 1 year ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : July 10, 2019, 6:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

Leaked NSA tools.

Shell Python Perl Logos Roff 1C Enterprise TSQL Standard ML RPC Makefile

Updated: 10 months, 3 weeks ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 17, 2019, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

None

Shell Python Perl Roff 1C Enterprise PLSQL Standard ML Makefile HTML CSS

Updated: 6 years, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 14, 2018, 10:39 p.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

None

Shell Python Perl Roff 1C Enterprise PLSQL Standard ML Makefile HTML CSS

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : July 9, 2018, 9:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

NSA tool hacking

Shell Python Perl Roff 1C Enterprise PLSQL Standard ML Makefile HTML CSS

Updated: 10 months ago
12 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : May 19, 2018, 11:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

None

Shell Python Perl Roff Objective-J 1C Enterprise PLSQL Standard ML Makefile HTML

Updated: 6 years, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 1, 2018, 9:39 a.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

None

Shell Python Perl Roff Objective-J 1C Enterprise PLSQL Standard ML Makefile HTML

Updated: 6 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 24, 2017, 11:30 a.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

None

Shell Python Perl Roff Objective-J 1C Enterprise PLSQL Standard ML Makefile HTML

Updated: 6 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 12, 2017, 8:10 a.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

None

Shell Python Perl Roff Objective-J 1C Enterprise PLSQL Standard ML Makefile HTML

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 14, 2017, 5:14 p.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

None

Shell Python Perl Roff Objective-J 1C Enterprise PLSQL Standard ML Makefile HTML

Updated: 6 years, 11 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 13, 2017, 4:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

Stuff leaked by the shadow brokers

Shell Python Perl Roff Objective-J 1C Enterprise PLSQL Standard ML Makefile HTML

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Sept. 12, 2017, 11:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

Stuff

Shell Python Perl Roff Objective-J 1C Enterprise PLSQL Standard ML Makefile HTML

Updated: 7 years ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Sept. 9, 2017, 12:53 p.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

Stuff leaked by the Shadow Brokers hacking group

Shell Python Perl Roff 1C Enterprise Standard ML Makefile HTML CSS JavaScript

Updated: 2 years, 3 months ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 31, 2017, 4:47 p.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-1999-0078 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-1999-0078 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0078 [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-1999-0078 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-1999-0078 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.12195

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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