CVE-1999-1173 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can modify application behavior or other users' files via symlink attacks due to world-writable temporary 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-1999-1173?
CVE-1999-1173 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Corel Word Perfect 8 for Linux creates a temporary working directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to (1) modify Word Perfect behavior by modifying files in the working directory, or (2) modify files of other users via a symlink attack.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1173?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Corel Wordperfect.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1173?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1173 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-1999-1173 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1173 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hc79-3m7r-8rhg.