PT-1999-1615 · Ethereal · Ethereal

Published 1999-07-30 · Updated 2024-02-14 · CVE-1999-1227

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ethereal (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the packet capture file.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1227

Affected Products

Ethereal

References · 4

• http://ethereal.com/lists/ethereal-dev/199907/msg00126.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1227 · Security Note
• http://ethereal.com/lists/ethereal-dev/199907/msg00130.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3334 · Note