Vulnerability in Great Circle Associates Majorcool

CVE-1999-0957

MajorCool mj_key_cache program allows local users to modify files via a symlink attack.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-1999-0957: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-0957?
CVE-1999-0957 is a vulnerability in Great Circle Associates Majorcool. Published 1997-06-18.
Is CVE-1999-0957 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.