Vulnerability CVE-1999-0434

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0434 (CCN-3502)

Assigned:

1999-03-29

Published:

1999-03-29

Updated:

2008-09-09

Summary:

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.

CVSS v3 Severity:

7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network 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

CVSS v2 Severity:

7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-Other

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 30 Mar 1999 00:14:34 +0200
Lukasz Trabinski

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0434

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5946
XFree86 xfs /tmp/.font-unix Symlink Privilege Escalation

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
359

Source: CCN
Type: BID-359
Multiple Vendor xfs Symlink Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: SuSE Security Announcement #03
xf86-3.3.3-5

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
xfree86-xfs-symlink-dos(3502)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:caldera:openlinux:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:r5:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

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