CVEvulnerability

CVE-1999-0434

7.5 HIGH Published 1999-03-30 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
1999-03-30
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

XFree86 xfs 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

• caldera openlinux 1.2 • debian debian linux 2.0 • debian debian linux 2.1 • netbsd netbsd 1.3.3 • redhat linux 5.1 • suse suse linux 5.3

References