CVE-1999-1210
xterm in Digital UNIX 4.0B *with* patch kit 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via...
xterm in Digital UNIX 4.0B with patch kit 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a core dump file, which is created when xterm is called with a DISPLAY environmental variable set to a display that xterm cannot access.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
xterm in Digital UNIX 4.0B with patch kit 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a core dump file, which is created when xterm is called with a DISPLAY environmental variable set to a display that xterm cannot access.
- Record
CVE-1999-1210- 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
xterm in Digital UNIX 4.0B with patch kit 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a core dump file, which is created when xterm is called with a DISPLAY environmental variable set to a display that xterm cannot access.
- Record
CVE-1999-1210- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1191 No score
xterm in Digital UNIX 4.0B with patch kit 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a core dump file, which is created when xterm is called with a DISPLAY environmental variable set to a display that xterm cannot access.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1191- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rx4w-gvh4-qffg No score
xterm in Digital UNIX 4.0B *with* patch kit 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via...
xterm in Digital UNIX 4.0B with patch kit 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a core dump file, which is created when xterm is called with a DISPLAY environmental variable set to a display that xterm cannot access.
- Record
GHSA-rx4w-gvh4-qffg- 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-1999-1210 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Digital Unix, published November 12, 1997. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.