Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1495 (CCN-1792)

Assigned:1999-02-18
Published:1999-02-18
Updated:2017-12-19
Summary:xtvscreen in SuSE Linux 6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pic000.pnm file.
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:N/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): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu, 18 Feb 1999 15:54:24 +0000
xtvscreen and suse 6

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1495

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 13540
SuSE Linux xtvscreen pic000.pnm Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit
19990218 xtvscreen and suse 6

Source: BID
Type: Vendor Advisory
325

Source: CCN
Type: BID-325
S.u.S.E. 6.0 xtvscreen Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
xtvscreen-overwrite(1792)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
xtvscreen-overwrite(1792)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    suse suse linux 6.0
    suse suse linux *