VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-1999-1168

CVSS score7.2 NONE
EPSS probability0.51%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1999-02-20
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

install.iss installation script for Internet Security Scanner (ISS) for Linux, version 5.3, allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Primary references