CVE-1999-1269 - Screen savers in KDE beta 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .kss.pid file

Screen savers in KDE beta 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .kss.pid file

Published Sep 12, 2001

No CVSS score

EPSS 0.29%

Screen savers in KDE beta 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .kss.pid file.

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/8506		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1641		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Sep 12, 2001

Updated Aug 1, 2024

Reserved Aug 31, 2001

Updated n/a

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

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Public date n/a