CVE-1999-0735 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges in KDE K-Mail by exploiting symlink vulnerabilities in temporary user directories.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0735?
CVE-1999-0735 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
KDE K-Mail allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack in temporary user directories.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0735?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kde K-Mail.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0735?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0735 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-1999-0735 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0735 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6q2m-wvf7-77h8.