Corel Word Perfect 8 for Linux creates a temporary working directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to (1) modify Word Perfect behavior by modifying files in the working directory, or (2) modify files of other users via a symlink attack.
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EUVD |
EUVD-1999-1154 | Corel Word Perfect 8 for Linux creates a temporary working directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to (1) modify Word Perfect behavior by modifying files in the working directory, or (2) modify files of other users via a symlink attack. |
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Solution
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| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91404045014047&w=2 |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.753Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1173
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Status : Deferred
Published: 1998-12-18T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-1999-1173
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EUVD