CVE-1999-1485 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

nsd in IRIX 6.5 through 6.5.2 exports a virtual filesystem on a UDP port, which allows remote attackers to view files and cause a possible denial of service by mounting the nsd virtual file system.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: 9.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1466	nsd in IRIX 6.5 through 6.5.2 exports a virtual filesystem on a UDP port, which allows remote attackers to view files and cause a possible denial of service by mounting the nsd virtual file system.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0933.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92818552106912&w=2
http://www.osvdb.org/8564
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/412
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2246
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2247

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Sgi Irix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.387Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1485

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-05-31T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1485

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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