CVE-1999-1187 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Pine before version 3.94 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a lockfile that is created when a user receives new mail.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Freebsd	Freebsd
Slackware	Slackware Linux
University Of Washington	Pine

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.0:::::::*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419803&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/416

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.746Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1187

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1996-08-26T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1187

Redhat

No data.

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