CVE-1999-1091

Published: Jan 15, 2002Modified: Sep 25, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

UNIX news readers tin and rtin create the /tmp/.tin_log file with insecure permissions and follow symlinks, which allows attackers to modify the permissions of files writable by the user via a symlink attack.

Affected (2)

Products: Rtin: Rtin · Tin: Tin

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Rtin Rtin	All versions
Tin Tin	Version 1.2

References (8)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419835&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419839&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420726&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/431

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419835&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419839&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420726&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/431

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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