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Unscored Public exploit CVE-1999-0730 EUVD-1999-0711GHSA-9cm4-vwcc-jvg8

The zsoelim program in the Debian man-db package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

Published Jan 4, 2000 · Updated Aug 1, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The zsoelim program in the Debian man-db package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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