fkie_cve-1999-1187
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
1996-08-26 04:00
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
Pine before version 3.94 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a lockfile that is created when a user receives new mail.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419803&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/416
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419803&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/416
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
university_of_washington pine *
freebsd freebsd 2.1.0
slackware slackware_linux 3.0


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            }
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Pine before version 3.94 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a lockfile that is created when a user receives new mail."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-1999-1187",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 4.6,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
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  },
  "published": "1996-08-26T04:00:00.000",
  "references": [
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    },
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      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/416"
    },
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  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "weaknesses": [
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          "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"
        }
      ],
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    }
  ]
}


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