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CVE-1999-1388

Published: May 13, 1994 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.2 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1388
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

passwd in SunOS 4.1.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack and the -F command line argument.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
SunosSun4.1 (including)4.1 (including)

References

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