CVE-1999-1187 Pine before version 3.94 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a lockfile that is created when a user receives new mail.
Medium 4.6
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-1187 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-1187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 12 Sep 2001.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1187 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Freebsd Freebsd. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1187/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1187/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1187?
CVE-1999-1187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 12 Sep 2001.
Official description
Pine before version 3.94 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a lockfile that is created when a user receives new mail.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1187?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd, Slackware Slackware Linux, University of Washington Pine.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1187?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1187 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1187 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1187 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rvv4-ghr7-fw82.