CVE-1999-1092 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in tin 1.40, where the .tin directory is created with insecure permissions. This flaw allows local users to read sensitive information, specifically passwords, from the .inputhistory file. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability requires local access and low attack complexity, potentially leading to confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this decades-old issue.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:iain_lea:tin:1.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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