CVE-1999-1187

Medium

4.6/10

Summary

Pine before version 3.94 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a lockfile that is created when a user receives new mail.

Access Complexity: LOW
AccessVector: LOCAL
Authentication: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

References

Advisory Timeline

Published Aug 26, 1996