VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-1999-1173
CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability1.52%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1998-12-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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.