CVE-1999-0211

Vulnerability record

Description

Extra long export lists over 256 characters in some mount daemons allows NFS directories to be mounted by anyone.

Key facts

Published: 29 Sep 1999
Last changed: 1 Aug 2024
Assigned by: mitre
EPSS: 1.616% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 76.416% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

No explicit remediation statement is available on this page yet. Consult the original record and vendor references before choosing a fix.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a (affected)

Timeline

29 Sep 1999 Published