CVE-1999-0434

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

XFree86 xfs 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 xfs 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 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 26 years ago

1999-03-30 05:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-09 12:34:00

Affected Software

Debian Debian Linux 2.0

2.0

Debian Debian Linux 2.1

2.1

NetBSD 1.3.3

1.3.3

Red Hat Linux 5.1

5.1

SuSE SuSE Linux 5.3

5.3

References

359

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