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TI-1999-01040 Aliases CVE-1999-1091GHSA-5p4h-63fp-mmxg

UNIX news readers tin and rtin create the /tmp/.tin_log file with insecure permissions…

Priority LOW 25Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

UNIX news readers tin and rtin create the /tmp/.tin_log file with insecure permissions and follow symlinks, which allows attackers to modify the permissions of files writable by the user via a symlink attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01282 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rtin:rtin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableRtin
cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableTin
  • cpe:2.3:a:rtin:rtin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Rtin
  • cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Tin

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1091
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5p4h-63fp-mmxg

References

Other 3

Sources

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