NFS on SunOS 4.1 through 4.1.2 ignores the high order 16 bits in a 32 bit UID, which allows a local user to gain root access if the lower 16 bits are set to 0, as fixed by the NFS jumbo patch upgrade.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sun / sunos | 4.1 | 4.1.x |
| sun / sunos | 4.1.1 | 4.1.1.x |
| sun / sunos | 4.1.2 | 4.1.2.x |