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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 6, 1998· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1498

CVE-1999-1498

Description

Slackware Linux 3.4 pkgtool allows local attacker to read and write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the reply file.

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Affected products

2

Slackware/Linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 3.4

Patches

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References

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www.securityfocus.com/bid/82nvdExploitVendor Advisory

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