CVE-1999-1495 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

xtvscreen in SuSE Linux 6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pic000.pnm file.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1476	xtvscreen in SuSE Linux 6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pic000.pnm file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00482.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/12580
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/325
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1792

History

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Subscriptions

Suse Suse Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.649Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-1495

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-02-18T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:50:33.817

Link: CVE-1999-1495

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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