CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-1999-0434

Published: Mar 30, 1999 | Modified: Sep 09, 2008
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Openlinux Caldera 1.2 1.2
Linux Redhat 5.1 5.1
Debian_linux Debian 2.1 2.1
Debian_linux Debian 2.0 2.0
Netbsd Netbsd 1.3.3 1.3.3
Debian_linux Debian 2.0 2.0
Suse_linux Suse 5.3 5.3

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