Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1498 (CCN-7347)

Assigned:1998-04-06
Published:1998-04-06
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:Slackware Linux 3.4 pkgtool allows local attacker to read and write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the reply file.
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:3.6 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
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, Mon, 6 Apr 1998 07:29:44 -0400
insecure tmp file creation (slack)

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1498

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 13541
Slackware Linux pkgtool /tmp/reply Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
82

Source: CCN
Type: BID-82
Slackware pkgtool temporary file Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-pkgtool-reply-symlink(7347)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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