CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-1999-0433

Published: Mar 21, 1999 | Modified: Aug 17, 2022

CVSS 3.x

N/A

Source:

NVD

CVSS 2.x

4.6 MEDIUM

RedHat/V2

RedHat/V3

Ubuntu

Additional information

NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0433
CWE	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

Name	Vendor	Start Version	End Version
X11r6	Xfree86_project	3.3.3	3.3.3

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0433

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