CVE-1999-0433

Severity

46%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

106%

XFree86 startx command is vulnerable to a symlink attack, allowing local users to create files in restricted directories, possibly allowing them to gain privileges or cause a denial of service.

XFree86 startx command is vulnerable to a symlink attack, allowing local users to create files in restricted directories, possibly allowing them to gain privileges or cause a denial of service.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 25 years ago

1999-03-21 05:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-09 12:34:00

Affected Software

NetBSD 1.3.2

1.3.2

NetBSD 1.3.3

1.3.3

Red Hat Linux 5.1

5.1

SuSE SuSE Linux 5.1

5.1

SuSE SuSE Linux 5.2

5.2

SuSE SuSE Linux 6.0

6.0

SuSE SuSE Linux 6.1

6.1

Stay updated

ExploitPedia is constantly evolving. Sign up to receive a notification when we release additional functionality.

Get in touch

If you'd like to report a bug or have any suggestions for improvements then please do get in touch with us using this form. We will get back to you as soon as we can.