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CVE-1999-1565

Man2html 2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on...

4.6 Medium

Man2html 2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Exploit likelihood

0.31%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

Man2html 2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Record
CVE-1999-1565
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Man2html 2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Record
CVE-1999-1565
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1546 No score

Man2html 2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Record
EUVD-1999-1546
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xq33-vcxx-f474 No score

Man2html 2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on...

Man2html 2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Record
GHSA-xq33-vcxx-f474
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-1999-1565 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Earl Hood Man2html, published August 20, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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