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.
Published: 2001-09-12
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1191 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.747Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1210

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1997-11-12T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-1210

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