CVE-1999-1173

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 1.52%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1998-12-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE

CVE-1999-1173

Severity

LOW

CVSS

2.1

EPSS

1.52%

Linux

Original NVD Description

Corel Word Perfect 8 for Linux creates a temporary working directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to (1) modify Word Perfect behavior by modifying files in the working directory, or (2) modify files of other users via a symlink attack.