| Vulnerability Name: | CVE-1999-0433 (CCN-2032) |
| Assigned: | 1999-03-21 |
| Published: | 1999-03-21 |
| Updated: | 2022-08-17 |
| Summary: | 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.
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| CVSS v3 Severity: | 5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)| 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): Low
Availibility (A): Low |
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)| Exploitability Metrics: | Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None | | Impact Metrics: | Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial |
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)| Exploitability Metrics: | Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
| | Impact Metrics: | Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial |
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-Other
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| Vulnerability Consequences: | File Manipulation |
| References: | Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sun, 21 Mar 1999 21:34:48 -0800
X11R6 NetBSD Security Problem
Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0433
Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 975
X11R6 startx Symlink Arbitrary File Creation
Source: CCN
Type: BID-326
X11R6 3.3.3 Symlink Vulnerability
Source: CCN
Type: SuSE Security Announcement #03
xf86-3.3.3-5
Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
xfree86-temp-directories(2032)
Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0433
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| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration 1:
cpe:/a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2:
cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*OR cpe:/o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*OR cpe:/o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration CCN 1:
cpe:/a:xfree86:xfree86:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*AND cpe:/a:x.org:x11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 Denotes that component is vulnerable |
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