CVE-1999-1210
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
12/11/1997
Last modified:
03/04/2025
Description
xterm in Digital UNIX 4.0B *with* patch kit 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a core dump file, which is created when xterm is called with a DISPLAY environmental variable set to a display that xterm cannot access.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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