CVE-1999-1269

Low

2.1/10

Summary

Screen savers in KDE beta 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .kss.pid file.

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

References

Advisory Timeline

Published Feb 06, 1998