CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1227

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.35%

26th percentile - higher than 26% of all known CVEs

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify or delete important files, potentially leading to data loss or system instability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to packet capture files and monitor user permissions in the system.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS