Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0857 (CCN-3741)

Assigned:1999-11-29
Published:1999-11-29
Updated:2008-09-09
Summary:FreeBSD gdc program allows local users to modify files via a symlink attack.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Nov 30 1999 - 16:31:06 CST
FreeBSD 3.3 gated-3.1.5 local exploit

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0857

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 6000
FreeBSD gdc Symlink Arbitrary File Modification

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
835

Source: CCN
Type: BID-835
FreeBSD gdc Symlink Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
freebsd-gdc(3741)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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