CVE-1999-0656
N/A
Published: February 4, 2000 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:48 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://ca.com/au/securityadvisor/vulninfo/Vuln.aspx?ID=1638VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/348Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-16
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