Description
Local users can execute commands as other users, and read other users' files, through the filter command in the Elm elm-2.4 mail package using a symlink attack.
Published: 2000-02-04
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-0114 Local users can execute commands as other users, and read other users' files, through the filter command in the Elm elm-2.4 mail package using a symlink attack.
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Elm Development Group Elm
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:27:57.600Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0114

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1998-01-01T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0114

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