{"id":"CVE-1999-0084","title":"Certain NFS servers allow users to use mknod to gain privileges by creating a writable kmem device and setting the UID to 0.","summary":"Certain NFS servers allow users to use mknod to gain privileges by creating a writable kmem device and setting the UID to 0.","severity":"high","cvss":8.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-269"],"published":"1990-05-01","updated":"2026-06-16","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0084","references":[{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00411,"epssPercentile":0.35132,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-19T03:39:00.666Z","slug":"CVE-1999-0084","body":"## Overview\n\nCertain NFS servers allow users to use mknod to gain privileges by creating a writable kmem device and setting the UID to 0.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":46,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":46.2,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}