ID CVE-1999-1210
Summary 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.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.2 (as of 19-12-2017 - 02:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
refmap via4
bugtraq 19971112 Digital Unix Security Problem
xf dec-xterm(613)
Last major update 19-12-2017 - 02:29
Published 12-11-1997 - 05:00
Last modified 19-12-2017 - 02:29
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