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CVE

CVE-1999-0353

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

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

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.00311
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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hp hp-uxall versions
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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snort-communityPROTOCOL-RPC portmap pcnfsd request UDPrpc-portmap-decode
snort-communityPROTOCOL-RPC portmap pcnfsd request TCPrpc-portmap-decode
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD10 Feb 1999 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-026.shtml
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX9902-091
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