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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 15, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1091

CVE-1999-1091

Description

UNIX news readers tin and rtin create the /tmp/.tin_log file with insecure permissions and follow symlinks, which allows attackers to modify the permissions of files writable by the user via a symlink attack.

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Affected products

4
  • Rtin/Rtin2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:rtin:rtin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:rtin:rtin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
  • Tin/Tin2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)

Patches

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References

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