CVE-1999-1299

CRITICAL

rcp on various Linux systems including Red Hat 4.0 allows a "nobody" user or other user with UID of 65535 to overwrite arbitrary files, since 65535 is interpreted as -1 by chown and other system ca...

Affects 2 products across 2 vendors.

CVSS 2.010.0
EPSS1.8%
Percentile79th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity.
◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

This vulnerability was disclosed in 1997. A critical vulnerability affects Redhat systems (CVE-1999-1299). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.

BSID: BS-1997-GLOBAL-308424-C • Model: rule-based-v1 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-1999-1299?
This vulnerability was disclosed in 1997. A critical vulnerability affects Redhat systems (CVE-1999-1299). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-1999-1299?
CVE-1999-1299 has CVSS 10.0 (Critical). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS: 1.8%.
Is CVE-1999-1299 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-1999-1299 as of 2026-06-20.
How do I remediate CVE-1999-1299?
Priority: MEDIUM.
What systems are affected by CVE-1999-1299?
CVE-1999-1299 affects Redhat Linux; Slackware Slackware Linux.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-1999-1299
BSIDBS-1997-GLOBAL-308424-C BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published1997-02-03
Last Modified2026-06-16
ICS Relevance0%
SourceNVD
Official Description

rcp on various Linux systems including Red Hat 4.0 allows a "nobody" user or other user with UID of 65535 to overwrite arbitrary files, since 65535 is interpreted as -1 by chown and other system calls, which causes the calls to fail to modify the ownership of the file.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Vulnerability details: rcp on various Linux systems including Red Hat 4.0 allows a "nobody" user or other user with UID of 65535 to overwrite arbitrary files, since 65535 is interpreted as -1 by chown and other system calls, which causes the calls to fail to modify the ownership of the file. CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Exploitation Likelihood: LOW

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Redhat Linux 4.0
Slackware Slackware Linux 3.1
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 10854 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Modelrule-based-v1
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash573d16b951f6d1e276e4a1786b6f90ebc188398d0b4aeee9ce70225cbd8bb20be8479af59a6a5f422b980838a84834fab45eac4a3f98ef0400fa31b231c4929e
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