CVE-1999-1210 | BDVDB-2026-2691 Detail

Description#

xterm in Digital UNIX 4.0B *with* patch kit 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a core dump file, which is created when xterm is called with a DISPLAY environmental variable set to a display that xterm cannot access.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/613
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87936891504885&w=2

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12001-09-12Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-01Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.