CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0353

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.42%

82th percentile - higher than 82% of all known CVEs

Summary

The vulnerability in rpc.pcnfsd on HP systems allows remote root access by changing permissions on the main printer spool directory.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to systems, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to rpc.pcnfsd and monitor permissions in the printer spool directory.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

rpc.pcnfsd in HP gives remote root access by changing the permissions on the main printer spool directory.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS