CVE-1999-0493 — HIGH severity vulnerability (rpc.statd allows remote attackers to forward RPC calls to th)
rpc.statd allows remote attackers to forward RPC calls to the local operating system via the SM_MON and SM_NOTIFY commands, which in turn could be used to remotely exploit other bugs such as in automountd.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-0493 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-06-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | rpc.statd allows remote attackers to forward RPC calls to the local operating system via the SM_MON and SM_NOTIFY commands, which in turn could be used to remotely exploit other bugs such as in automountd. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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