Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1210 (CCN-613)

Assigned:1997-11-12
Published:1997-11-12
Updated:2017-12-19
Summary:xterm in Digital UNIX 4.0B *with* patch kit 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a core dump file, which is created when xterm is called with a DISPLAY environmental variable set to a display that xterm cannot access.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed, 12 Nov 1997 14:51:40 -0500
Digital Unix Security Problem

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1210

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19971112 Digital Unix Security Problem

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 8762
Digital Unix xterm DISPLAY Variable Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
dec-xterm(613)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
dec-xterm(613)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:digital:unix:4.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:compaq:tru64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    digital unix 4.0b
    compaq tru64 *