CVE-1999-1168
install.iss installation script for Internet Security Scanner (ISS) for Linux, version 5.3,...
install.iss installation script for Internet Security Scanner (ISS) for Linux, version 5.3, allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
install.iss installation script for Internet Security Scanner (ISS) for Linux, version 5.3, allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
- Record
CVE-1999-1168- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
install.iss installation script for Internet Security Scanner (ISS) for Linux, version 5.3, allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
- Record
CVE-1999-1168- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1149 No score
install.iss installation script for Internet Security Scanner (ISS) for Linux, version 5.3, allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1149- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7cjj-6crm-hgfh No score
install.iss installation script for Internet Security Scanner (ISS) for Linux, version 5.3,...
install.iss installation script for Internet Security Scanner (ISS) for Linux, version 5.3, allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-7cjj-6crm-hgfh- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1168 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Iss Internet Security Scanner, published February 20, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.