Corel Word Perfect 8 for Linux creates a temporary working directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to (1) modify Word Perfect behavior by modifying files in the working directory, or (2) modify files of other users via a symlink attack.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.753Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1173

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Status : Modified
Published: 1998-12-18T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-20T23:30:29.037
Link: CVE-1999-1173

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