CVE-1999-1407

CVSS 2.1 - LOW

Description

ifdhcpc-done script for configuring DHCP on Red Hat Linux 5 allows local users to append text to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the dhcplog file.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Version
redhat	linux	`5.0`

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88950856416985&w=2

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7294.php

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-g...

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/368

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88950856416985&w=2

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7294.php

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-g...

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/368

Weakness Types

NVD-CWE-Other

CVE Information

CVE ID:: CVE-1999-1407
Published:: 1998-03-09
Modified:: 2026-04-16
CVSS Score:: 2.1
Severity:: LOW
Vector:: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected Vendors

redhat

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CVSS Severity Scale

0.0 - 3.9 LOW

4.0 - 6.9 MEDIUM

7.0 - 8.9 HIGH

9.0 - 10.0 CRITICAL