Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-1999-0433 | First vendor Publication | 1999-03-21 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2022-08-17 |
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 | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.6 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| XFree86 startx command is vulnerable to a symlink attack, allowing local users to create files in restricted directories, possibly allowing them to gain privileges or cause a denial of service. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-1999-0433 |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 | |
| Os | 2 | |
| Os | 2 | |
| Os | 5 | |
| Os | 4 |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 975 | X11R6 startx Symlink Arbitrary File Creation |
Sources (Detail)
| Source | Url |
|---|---|
| MISC | https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0433 |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2022-08-17 13:27:53 |
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| 2021-05-04 12:00:54 |
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| 2021-04-22 01:01:08 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:14:07 |
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| 2013-05-11 11:56:31 |
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