CVE-1999-1173
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 12, 2001
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 31, 2001
Description
Corel Word Perfect 8 for Linux creates a temporary working directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to (1) modify Word Perfect behavior by modifying files in the working directory, or (2) modify files of other users via a symlink attack.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 19981218 wordperfect 8 for linux securitymailing-list
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