Description
Slackware Linux 3.4 pkgtool allows local attacker to read and write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the reply file.
Published: 2001-09-12
Score: 3.6 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1479 Slackware Linux 3.4 pkgtool allows local attacker to read and write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the reply file.
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Slackware Slackware Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.529Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-1498

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1998-04-06T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-1498

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