CVE-1999-0208

High

Published: 12/12/1995(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 17/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk

12.86%

96th percentile - higher than 96% of all known CVEs

The vulnerability in rpc.ypupdated (NIS) allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands.

Remote users can exploit this vulnerability to gain control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

It is recommended to update the software and restrict access to the rpc.ypupdated service to trusted users only.

Original NVD description (English source)

rpc.ypupdated (NIS) allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands.