Vulnerability Report

CVE-1999-0988

Title: pkgtrans symlink attack allows reading arbitrary files

Arbitrary File Access

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-1999-0988

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Dec 04, 1999
Modified Date Apr 16, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 7.2 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.36%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-1999-0988: UnixWare pkgtrans allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Impacted Vendors

S
sco 1
N
novell 1
C
caldera 1

Reference Links

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0988 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0988
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.2
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-1999-0988 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19661
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MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.