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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 18, 1998· Updated Jun 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.

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Affected products

2
  • NOS Microsystems/Wordperfect2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:corel:wordperfect:8:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:corel:wordperfect:8:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =8

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