Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-1999-0371 First vendor Publication 1999-02-11
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-20

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 1.2 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity High
Cvss Expoit Score 1.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Lynx allows a local user to overwrite sensitive files through /tmp symlinks.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-1999-0371

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 2

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
11491 Lynx /tmp Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

lynx contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to overwrite arbitrary files. The issue is due to lynx creating temporary files in the world-writeable /tmp directory. It is possible that the flaw may allow a local attacker to overwrite files with downloaded files, resulting in a loss of integrity.

Sources (Detail)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0371
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