CVE-1999-1498

Published Apr 6, 1998

Last updated 3 months ago

Overview

Description: Slackware Linux 3.4 pkgtool allows local attacker to read and write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the reply file.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 3.6
Impact score: 4.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "E6732144-10D4-4114-A7DA-32157EE3EF38"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References