CVE-1999-0656

N/A Unknown
Published: January 01, 1999 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The ugidd RPC interface, by design, allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames by specifying arbitrary UIDs that ugidd maps to local user and group names.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://ca.com/au/securityadvisor/vulninfo/Vuln.aspx?ID=1638
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/348
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://ca.com/au/securityadvisor/vulninfo/Vuln.aspx?ID=1638
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/348
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
41th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-16

Affected Vendors

linux

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