CVE-1999-1386

medium

Description

Perl 5.004_04 and earlier follows symbolic links when running with the -e option, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/perl-eaXXXXX file.

References

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#perl

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7243.php

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88932165406213&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-12-31

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: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00168