CVE

Id
169  
CVE No.
CVE-1999-0169  
Status
Candidate  
Description
NFS allows attackers to read and write any file on the system by specifying a false UID.  
Phase
Proposed (19990714)  
Votes
ACCEPT(2) Frech, Northcutt | MODIFY(1) Baker | REJECT(1) Shostack  
Comments
Shostack> this is not a vulnerability but a design feature. | Baker> Maybe we should reword it so that it is clear that this was a problem to something like: | | "A remote attacker could read/write files to the system with root-level permissions on NFS servers that fail to properly check the UID."