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Medium
CVE-1999-0114
Local users can execute commands as other users, and read...
Vulnerability Description
Local users can execute commands as other users, and read other users' files, through the filter command in the Elm elm-2.4 mail package using a symlink attack.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 4th, 2000
Last Modified:
August 1st, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.