---
id: CVE-1999-1467
title: >-
  Vulnerability in rcp on SunOS 4.0.x allows remote attackers from trusted hosts
  to execute arbitrary commands as root, possibly related to the configuration
  of the nobody user.
summary: >-
  Vulnerability in rcp on SunOS 4.0.x allows remote attackers from trusted hosts
  to execute arbitrary commands as root, possibly related to the configuration
  of the nobody user.
severity: critical
cvss: 10
cvssVector: 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C'
published: '1989-10-26'
updated: '2026-06-16'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1467'
references:
  - url: 'http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1989-07.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3165'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1989-07.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3165'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.10249
epssPercentile: 0.95476
ingestedAt: '2026-06-19T03:39:00.664Z'
---

## Overview

Vulnerability in rcp on SunOS 4.0.x allows remote attackers from trusted hosts to execute arbitrary commands as root, possibly related to the configuration of the nobody user.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.