VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1328
linuxconf before 1.11.r11-rh3 on Red Hat Linux 5.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root access via a symlink attack.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
linuxconf before 1.11.r11-rh3 on Red Hat Linux 5.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root access via a symlink attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- redhat/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90383955231511&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7232.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/6068
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh51-errata-general.html#linuxconf
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90383955231511&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7232.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/6068
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh51-errata-general.html#linuxconf
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.