CVE-1999-0245: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Some configurations of NIS+ in Linux allowed attackers to log in as the user "+".

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.6.20.1 only

Published 1995-09-07. Last modified 2026-06-16.