CVE-1999-1168

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

20/02/1999

Last modified:

03/04/2025

Description

install.iss installation script for Internet Security Scanner (ISS) for Linux, version 5.3, allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

7.20

Severity 2.0

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:iss:internet_security_scanner:5.3::linux:::::

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/12640
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/12640