{"id":"CVE-1999-0245","title":"Some configurations of NIS+ in Linux allowed attackers to log in as the user \"+\".","summary":"Some configurations of NIS+ in Linux allowed attackers to log in as the user \"+\".","severity":"medium","cvss":4.6,"cvssVector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","published":"1995-09-07","updated":"2026-06-16","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0245","references":[{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0245","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0245","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00398,"epssPercentile":0.33808,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-19T03:39:00.760Z","slug":"CVE-1999-0245","body":"## Overview\n\nSome configurations of NIS+ in Linux allowed attackers to log in as the user \"+\".\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":25,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":25.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}