CVE-1999-0371 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Lynx, specifically affecting the University of Kansas Lynx browser. A local attacker can exploit this flaw by manipulating symbolic links in the /tmp directory to overwrite sensitive files. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 1.2, indicating a low attack complexity and a potential impact limited to confidentiality, with no known impact on integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has garnered no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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