CVE-1999-1386

MEDIUM

5.5

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.5

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published12/31/1999

Last Modified4/16/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

perl:perl

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88932165406213&w=2(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7243.php(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#perl(cve@mitre.org)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88932165406213&w=2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7243.php(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#perl(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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