CVE-1999-1407 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Red Hat Linux 5, specifically within the ifdhcpc-done script. This flaw allows local users to append arbitrary text to files through a symbolic link attack targeting the dhcplog file. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (LOW), the vulnerability requires local access and has a low impact, primarily affecting integrity by allowing unauthorized file modification. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this old CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.