CVE-1999-1244 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IPFilter 3.2.3 through 3.2.10 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the saved output file.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:darren_reed:ipfilter:3.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:darren_reed:ipfilter:3.2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:darren_reed:ipfilter:3.2.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:darren_reed:ipfilter:3.2.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:darren_reed:ipfilter:3.2.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:darren_reed:ipfilter:3.2.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:darren_reed:ipfilter:3.2.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:darren_reed:ipfilter:3.2.10:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1225	IPFilter 3.2.3 through 3.2.10 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the saved output file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00331.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/13303
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2087

History

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Subscriptions

Darren Reed Ipfilter

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.813Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1244

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-04-15T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:50:01.540

Link: CVE-1999-1244

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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