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CVE-1999-0433

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
21/03/1999
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.60 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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