CVE-1999-0782 describes a low-severity vulnerability in KDE's kppp utility, affecting various FreeBSD, KDE, and Linux kernel products. This flaw allows a local user to create a directory in an arbitrary location by manipulating the HOME environmental variable. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (LOW), the attack requires local access and has a low impact on integrity, with no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or community discussion has been identified for this long-inactive vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.20.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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