CVE-1999-0864

medium

Description

UnixWare programs that dump core allow a local user to modify files via a symlink attack on the ./core.pid file.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=19991203020720.13115.qmail%40nwcst289.netaddress.usa.net

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/851

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94606167110764&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94581379905584&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94530783815434&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-12-03

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00241