CVE-1999-0787

critical

Description

The SSH authentication agent follows symlinks via a UNIX domain socket.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/660

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93832856804415&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93760201002154&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-09-17

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00614