CVE-1999-1225 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (rpc.mountd on Linux, Ultrix, and possibly other operating sy)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1225 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1997-08-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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