CVE-1999-0434
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD
XFree86 xfs command is vulnerable to a symlink attack, allowing local users to create files in restricted directories, possibly allowing them to gain privileges or cause a denial of service.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 1.1% (65th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-1999-0434)
- Published
- March 30, 1999
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-1999-0434 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 1, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- caldera / openlinux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- netbsd / netbsd
- redhat / linux
- suse / suse linux
Certified products that may be affected
1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 - SUSE LLC - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-1214-2025 - active
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/359(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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