CVE-1999-1386 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Perl versions 5.004_04 and earlier. This flaw allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files by exploiting a symbolic link vulnerability in the /tmp/perl-eaXXXXX file when Perl is executed with the -e option. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM), the attack requires local access and has a high impact on integrity, but no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.004_04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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