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CVE-1999-0434

XFree86 xfs command is vulnerable to a symlink attack, allowing local users to create files in...

7.5 High

XFree86 xfs command is vulnerable to a symlink attack, allowing local users to create files in restricted directories, possibly allowing them to gain privileges or cause a denial of service.

Exploit likelihood

1.10%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

XFree86 xfs command is vulnerable to a symlink attack, allowing local users to create files in restricted directories, possibly allowing them to gain privileges or cause a denial of service.

Record
CVE-1999-0434
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

XFree86 xfs command is vulnerable to a symlink attack, allowing local users to create files in restricted directories, possibly allowing them to gain privileges or cause a denial of service.

Record
CVE-1999-0434
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0434 No score

XFree86 xfs command is vulnerable to a symlink attack, allowing local users to create files in restricted directories, possibly allowing them to gain privileges or cause a denial of service.

Record
EUVD-1999-0434
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2g65-vp99-qwv8 No score

XFree86 xfs command is vulnerable to a symlink attack, allowing local users to create files in...

XFree86 xfs command is vulnerable to a symlink attack, allowing local users to create files in restricted directories, possibly allowing them to gain privileges or cause a denial of service.

Record
GHSA-2g65-vp99-qwv8
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-1999-0434 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Caldera Openlinux, published March 30, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.10%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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