What is the severity of CVE-1999-1187?

CVE-1999-1187 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1187?

To fix CVE-1999-1187, upgrade Pine to version 3.94 or later to mitigate the symlink attack risk.

What systems are affected by CVE-1999-1187?

CVE-1999-1187 affects Pine versions prior to 3.94, Slackware Linux 3.0, and FreeBSD 2.1.0.

What type of attack is associated with CVE-1999-1187?

CVE-1999-1187 is associated with a local symlink attack that can lead to privilege escalation.

Can CVE-1999-1187 be exploited remotely?

CVE-1999-1187 is a local vulnerability, which means it cannot be exploited remotely without local access.

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CVE-1999-1187

medium

4.6

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

26/8/1996

12/9/2001

20/11/2024

CVE-1999-1187

First published: Mon Aug 26 1996(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
University of Washington PINE	<=3.94
Slackware Linux	=3.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD	=2.1.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1187?
CVE-1999-1187 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1187?
To fix CVE-1999-1187, upgrade Pine to version 3.94 or later to mitigate the symlink attack risk.
What systems are affected by CVE-1999-1187?
CVE-1999-1187 affects Pine versions prior to 3.94, Slackware Linux 3.0, and FreeBSD 2.1.0.
What type of attack is associated with CVE-1999-1187?
CVE-1999-1187 is associated with a local symlink attack that can lead to privilege escalation.
Can CVE-1999-1187 be exploited remotely?
CVE-1999-1187 is a local vulnerability, which means it cannot be exploited remotely without local access.

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