CVE-1999-1036
COPS 1.04 allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on...
CVE-1999-1036 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Cops, 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.
- Severity
- 7.2 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.34%EPSS, 28th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
COPS 1.04 allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in (1) res_diff, (2) ca.src, and (3) mail.chk.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
COPS 1.04 allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in (1) res_diff, (2) ca.src, and (3) mail.chk.
- Record
CVE-1999-1036- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
COPS 1.04 allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in (1) res_diff, (2) ca.src, and (3) mail.chk.
- Record
CVE-1999-1036- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1017No score
COPS 1.04 allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in (1) res_diff, (2) ca.src, and (3) mail.chk.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1017- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3xcp-298q-q3pmNo score
COPS 1.04 allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on...
COPS 1.04 allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in (1) res_diff, (2) ca.src, and (3) mail.chk.
- Record
GHSA-3xcp-298q-q3pm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.