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CVE-1999-1495

xtvscreen in SuSE Linux 6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...

2.1 Low

xtvscreen in SuSE Linux 6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pic000.pnm file.

Exploit likelihood

0.48%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

xtvscreen in SuSE Linux 6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pic000.pnm file.

Record
CVE-1999-1495
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

xtvscreen in SuSE Linux 6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pic000.pnm file.

Record
CVE-1999-1495
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1476 No score

xtvscreen in SuSE Linux 6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pic000.pnm file.

Record
EUVD-1999-1476
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-292w-467q-qfj8 No score

xtvscreen in SuSE Linux 6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...

xtvscreen in SuSE Linux 6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pic000.pnm file.

Record
GHSA-292w-467q-qfj8
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-1999-1495 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Suse Linux, published February 18, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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