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CVE-1999-1173

nvd nist
Published: Dec 18, 1998Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Corel: Wordperfect
1 product
Wordperfect
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 8

References (2)

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

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