CVE-1999-1227
Ethereal allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the packet...
Ethereal allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the packet capture file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Ethereal allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the packet capture file.
- Record
CVE-1999-1227- 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
Ethereal allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the packet capture file.
- Record
CVE-1999-1227- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1208 No score
Ethereal allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the packet capture file.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1208- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fx42-9wp5-842h No score
Ethereal allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the packet...
Ethereal allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the packet capture file.
- Record
GHSA-fx42-9wp5-842h- 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-1999-1227 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published July 30, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.