Vulnerability in Cops

CVE-1999-1036

COPS 1.04 allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in (1) res_diff, (2) ca.src, and (3) mail.chk.

EPSS: 0.003 (27.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Cops — versions 1.04
  • N/a — versions n/a

References