CVE-1999-1498
Slackware Linux 3.4 pkgtool allows local attacker to read and write to arbitrary files via a...
Slackware Linux 3.4 pkgtool allows local attacker to read and write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the reply file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Slackware Linux 3.4 pkgtool allows local attacker to read and write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the reply file.
- Record
CVE-1999-1498- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Slackware Linux 3.4 pkgtool allows local attacker to read and write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the reply file.
- Record
CVE-1999-1498- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1479 No score
Slackware Linux 3.4 pkgtool allows local attacker to read and write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the reply file.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1479- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r9wh-3q4r-xc56 No score
Slackware Linux 3.4 pkgtool allows local attacker to read and write to arbitrary files via a...
Slackware Linux 3.4 pkgtool allows local attacker to read and write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the reply file.
- Record
GHSA-r9wh-3q4r-xc56- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Slackware Linux 3.4 - 'pkgtool' Temporary File | 1998-04-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1498 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.6) in Slackware Linux, published April 6, 1998. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.