Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 18, 1998· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1173
CVE-1999-1173
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.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:corel:wordperfect:8:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1- marc.infonvd
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