Vulnerability Report

CVE-1999-1168

Title: ISS install.iss script (v5.3) allows symlink attack to change arbitrary file permissions

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-1999-1168.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo

Published Date Feb 20, 1999

Modified Date Jun 16, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 7.2 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.51%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-1999-1168: install.iss installation script for Internet Security Scanner (ISS) for Linux, version 5.3, allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Impacted Vendors

iss 1

Reference Links

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/12640 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/12640

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-1999-1168 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

June 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 03, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

February 20, 1999 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.