---
cve: "CVE-1999-1173"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "1.5%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2001-09-12 04:00:00"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-21T08:11:57+02:00"
---

# CVE-1999-1173

> 3.1 LOW

## Beschreibung

Corel Word Perfect 8 for Linux creates a temporary working directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to (1) modify Word Perfect behavior by modifying files in the working directory, or (2) modify files of other users via a symlink attack.

## Referenzen

- <http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91404045014047&w=2>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-1999-1173) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_