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CVE-1999-1517

nvd nist
Published: Nov 1, 1999Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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7.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

runtar in the Amanda backup system used in various UNIX operating systems executes tar with root privileges, which allows a user to overwrite or read arbitrary files by providing the target files to runtar.

Affected (1)

Products: Freebsd: Freebsd
Freebsd
1 product
Freebsd
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Freebsd
Version 3.3

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

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