CVEvulnerability

CVE-1999-0433

4.6 MEDIUM Published 1999-03-21 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
1999-03-21
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

XFree86 startx 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 configurations

• xfree86 project x11r6 3.3.3 • netbsd netbsd 1.3.2 • netbsd netbsd 1.3.3 • redhat linux 5.1 • redhat linux 5.2 • slackware slackware linux 3.3 • slackware slackware linux 3.4 • slackware slackware linux 3.5 • slackware slackware linux 3.6 • slackware slackware linux 4.0 • suse suse linux 5.1 • suse suse linux 5.2 • suse suse linux 6.0 • suse suse linux 6.1

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