CVE-1999-1565
Man2html 2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on...
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.
- Severity
- 4.6 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.31%EPSS, 23rd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Man2html 2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo 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-1999-1546No 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-f474No 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
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.