Description
Pine before version 3.94 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a lockfile that is created when a user receives new mail.
Published: 2001-09-12
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1168 Pine before version 3.94 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a lockfile that is created when a user receives new mail.
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Freebsd Freebsd
Slackware Slackware Linux
University Of Washington Pine
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.746Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-1187

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1996-08-26T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-1187

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