CVE-1999-1038
Tiger 2.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on various...
Tiger 2.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on various temporary files in Tiger's default working directory, as defined by the WORKDIR variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Tiger 2.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on various temporary files in Tiger's default working directory, as defined by the WORKDIR variable.
- Record
CVE-1999-1038- 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
Tiger 2.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on various temporary files in Tiger's default working directory, as defined by the WORKDIR variable.
- Record
CVE-1999-1038- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1019 No score
Tiger 2.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on various temporary files in Tiger's default working directory, as defined by the WORKDIR variable.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1019- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g6qg-6fwx-vcmc No score
Tiger 2.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on various...
Tiger 2.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on various temporary files in Tiger's default working directory, as defined by the WORKDIR variable.
- Record
GHSA-g6qg-6fwx-vcmc- 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-1999-1038 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Tamu Tiger, published June 26, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.