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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 9, 1998· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1407

CVE-1999-1407

Description

ifdhcpc-done script for configuring DHCP on Red Hat Linux 5 allows local users to append text to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the dhcplog file.

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Affected products

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  • Red Hat/Linux2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =5

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