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CVE-1999-0078

• Severity: low (CVSS 1.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1996-04-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

pcnfsd (aka rpc.pcnfsd) allows local users to change file permissions, or execute arbitrary commands through arguments in the RPC call.

Affected products

• Bsdi Bsd Os: all versions
• FreeBSD: 6.2-stable
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HP-UX: all versions
• IBM AIX: 3.2, 4.1, 4.2
• NCR Mp-Ras: 2.03, 3.0, 3.01
• NEC Up-Ux V: all versions
• Nextstep: all versions
• Sco Openserver: 5
• Sco Unixware: 2.1
• Sgi Irix: 5.3
• Sunos: 4.1, 5.4, 5.5

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0078
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0078

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