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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 18, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1495

CVE-1999-1495

Description

xtvscreen in SuSE Linux 6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pic000.pnm file.

Affected products

2

SUSE S.A./xtvscreenllm-fuzzy
Range: =6.0
SUSE S.A./Linux
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

3

www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/12580nvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/bid/325nvdVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1792nvd

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