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CVE-1999-1225

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1997-08-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

rpc.mountd on Linux, Ultrix, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of a file on the server by attempting to mount that file, which generates different error messages depending on whether the file exists or not.

Affected products

• Digital Ultrix: all versions
• Linux kernel: 2.6.20.1
• Netbsd: 2.0.4
• OpenBSD: all versions
• Sun Solaris: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/7526
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/347
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/7526
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/347

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