Unscored severity · published Nov 12, 1997
CVE-1999-1210
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…
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UN
Unix · Digital
4.0b · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1210
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1210
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87936891504885&w=2
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/613
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