VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1037
rex.satan in SATAN 1.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rex.$$ file.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
rex.satan in SATAN 1.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rex.$$ file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- coast/satan
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221103125976&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221103125986&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7167.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/3147
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221103125976&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221103125986&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7167.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/3147
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.