CVE-1999-1269
Screen savers in KDE beta 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...
Screen savers in KDE beta 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .kss.pid file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Screen savers in KDE beta 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .kss.pid file.
- Record
CVE-1999-1269- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Screen savers in KDE beta 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .kss.pid file.
- Record
CVE-1999-1269- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1250 No score
Screen savers in KDE beta 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .kss.pid file.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1250- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6234-3hmx-58p6 No score
Screen savers in KDE beta 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...
Screen savers in KDE beta 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .kss.pid file.
- Record
GHSA-6234-3hmx-58p6- 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-1999-1269 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Kde Beta 3, published February 6, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.