CVE-1999-1386

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Perl 5.004_04 and earlier follows symbolic links when running with the -e option, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/perl-eaXXXXX file.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

1999-12-31 CVE Published
2001-08-31 CVE Reserved
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-01 CVE Updated
2024-08-01 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7243.php	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#perl	Broken Link

URL	Date	SRC
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88932165406213&w=2	2024-08-01

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Perl Search vendor "Perl"		Perl Search vendor "Perl" for product "Perl"				<= 5.004_04 Search vendor "Perl" for product "Perl" and version " <= 5.004_04"		-		Affected