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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1565

CVE-1999-1565

Description

Man2html 2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Affected products

2

Earl Hood/Man2html
cpe:2.3:a:earl_hood:man2html:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.1
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

2

www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/24784nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/6291nvd

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