CVE-1999-1227 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Ethereal, where a local user can overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack on the packet capture file. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or community discussion has been identified for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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