CVE-1999-1091 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

UNIX news readers tin and rtin create the /tmp/.tin_log file with insecure permissions and follow symlinks, which allows attackers to modify the permissions of files writable by the user via a symlink attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00522.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Rtin	Rtin
Tin	Tin

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:rtin:rtin::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.2:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1072	UNIX news readers tin and rtin create the /tmp/.tin_log file with insecure permissions and follow symlinks, which allows attackers to modify the permissions of files writable by the user via a symlink attack.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419835&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419839&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420726&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/431

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.674Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1091

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2002-01-15T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1091

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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