VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-1999-1269
CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.29%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1998-02-06
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Description
Screen savers in KDE beta 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .kss.pid file.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108