CVE-1999-1091
UNIX news readers tin and rtin create the /tmp/.tin_log file with insecure permissions and follow...
CVE-1999-1091 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Rtin, published September 12, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.28%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1091- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1091- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1072 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1072- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5p4h-63fp-mmxg No score
UNIX news readers tin and rtin create the /tmp/.tin_log file with insecure permissions and follow...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5p4h-63fp-mmxg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |