Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1173 (CCN-8368)

Assigned:1998-12-18
Published:1998-12-18
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:Corel Word Perfect 8 for Linux creates a temporary working directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to (1) modify Word Perfect behavior by modifying files in the working directory, or (2) modify files of other users via 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:N/I:L/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): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
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
2.1 Low (CCN 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
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, 18 Dec 1998 11:47:45
wordperfect 8 for linux security

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1173

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19981218 wordperfect 8 for linux security

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 12956
Corel Word Perfect for Linux Installation Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wp-tmp-dir-symlink(8368)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:corel:wordperfect:8:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:corel:wordperfect:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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    corel wordperfect 8
    corel wordperfect 8