CVE-1999-1227 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Ethereal allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the packet capture file.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1208	Ethereal allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the packet capture file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0005.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ethereal.com/lists/ethereal-dev/199907/msg00126.html
http://www.ethereal.com/lists/ethereal-dev/199907/msg00130.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3334

History

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Subscriptions

Ethereal Group Ethereal

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.907Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-1227

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-07-30T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-1227

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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