PT-1998-1178 · Kde · Kde

Published 1998-02-06 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-1999-1269

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions KDE beta 3

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .kss.pid file in screen savers.

Recommendations For KDE beta 3, consider restricting access to the screen saver functionality until a fix is available, and avoid using screen savers that may be vulnerable to symlink attacks.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1269

Affected Products

Kde

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1269 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/8506 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1641 · Note