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Low
CVE-1999-1173
Corel Word Perfect 8 for Linux creates a temporary working...
Vulnerability Description
Corel Word Perfect 8 for Linux creates a temporary working directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to (1) modify Word Perfect behavior by modifying files in the working directory, or (2) modify files of other users via a symlink attack.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Affected Vendor
corel
View all reports →Affected Software
wordperfect
Vulnerable Versions:
8
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 12th, 2001
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.