Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-1999-0857 First vendor Publication 1999-12-01
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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 2.1 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

FreeBSD gdc program allows local users to modify files via a symlink attack.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-1999-0857

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 1

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
6000 FreeBSD gdc Symlink Modify Arbitrary File

FreeBSD contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when a malicious user creates a symbolic link which is traversed by gdc when writing its debug ouput to a file, typically and inappropriately redirected to "/var/tmp/gated_dump" or "/var/tmp/gdb_dump". This flaw can be used to overwrite any file on the victim system as gdc runs setuid root and may consequently lead to a loss of integrity.

Sources (Detail)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/835
Source Url

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