CVE-1999-1091

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Sep 25, 2026

Description

UNIX news readers tin and rtin create the /tmp/.tin_log file with insecure permissions and follow symlinks, which allows attackers to modify the permissions of files writable by the user via a symlink attack.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 15, 2002
Last modified
Sep 25, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-1999-1091: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix