CVE-1999-1495

Low

Published: 18/02/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.49%

38th percentile — higher than 38% of all known CVEs

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

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify or delete critical system files, potentially leading to system instability.

It is recommended to update the system to a newer version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to the pic000.pnm file.

Original NVD description (English source)

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