CVE-1999-1187
Pine before version 3.94 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a lockfile...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1187- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1187- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1168 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1168- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rvv4-ghr7-fw82 No score
Pine before version 3.94 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a lockfile...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rvv4-ghr7-fw82- 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-1999-1187 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in University Of Washington Pine, published August 26, 1996. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.