VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-1999-1386

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1999-12-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

Perl 5.004_04 and earlier follows symbolic links when running with the -e option, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/perl-eaXXXXX file.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-59

Primary references