Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 1999· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1386
CVE-1999-1386
Description
Perl 5.004_04 and earlier follows symbolic links when running with the -e option, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/perl-eaXXXXX file.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- marc.infonvdExploitMailing List
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/7243.phpnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.htmlnvdBroken Link
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