Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0374 (CCN-1802)

Assigned:1999-02-15
Published:1999-02-15
Updated:2022-08-17
Summary:Debian GNU/Linux cfengine package is susceptible to a symlink attack.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 16 Feb 1999 01:12:20 +0100
[SECURITY] New versions of cfengine fixes symlink attack

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0374

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Debian Security Advisory 19990215
cfengine: Security problem with temp file handling.

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 969
Cfengine on Debian Linux Tidy Action Insecure Temporary File Handling

Source: CCN
Type: BID-314
Debian Linux cfengine Symlink Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-cfengine-symlinks(1802)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0374

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    debian debian linux 2.0
    debian debian linux *